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CVE-2004-0418

Published: Jun 11, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.7%
Top 7.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

serve_notify in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle empty data lines, which may allow remote attackers to perform an "out-of-bounds" write for a single byte to execute arbitrary code or modify critical program data.

No summary for this CVE yet.

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
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

cvs
oss-project
cvsOn-prem
DevTools & CI / source-control
openpkg
oss-project
openpkgOn-prem
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry
sgi
commercial·USaka sg i, s g i
propack
Operating Systems
gentoo
oss-project·USaka gentoo linux
linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
openbsd
oss-project·CA
openbsdOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc
patches.sgi.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
patches.sgi.com
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/022441.html
lists.grok.org.uk
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