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CVE-2004-0414

Published: Jun 11, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CVSSCRITICAL

Description

CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle malformed "Entry" lines, which prevents a NULL terminator from being used and may lead to a denial of service (crash), modification of critical program data, or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete

Weaknesses

Affected Products

cvsoss-projectDevTools & CIaka cvs
sgicommercialUSOperating Systemsaka sg i, s g i
gentoooss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka gentoo linux
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 11, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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