CVE-2004-1079

Description

Buffer overflow in (1) ncplogin and (2) ncpmap in nwclient.c for ncpfs 2.2.4, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long -T option.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433927/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:028	vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-November/029563.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11945	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-09.xml	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110175523207437&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18283	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1079?: CVE-2004-1079 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1079?: To fix CVE-2004-1079, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1079 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-1079 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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