CVE-2004-1701

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SAUTH command during RSA authentication.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 56.76% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory coresecurity.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16935	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10899	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12251	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110886670528775&w=2	mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml	exploit patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1701?: CVE-2004-1701 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1701?: To fix CVE-2004-1701, 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-2004-1701 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1701 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~57% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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