CVE-2004-1702

Public Exploit

Description

The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.12% Top 20%

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
http://secunia.com/advisories/12251	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10900	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml	exploit patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1702?: CVE-2004-1702 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1702?: To fix CVE-2004-1702, 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-2004-1702 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1702 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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