CVE-2004-1701 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 19.5% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 19.51% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-08-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | cfengine |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNU CFEngine 2.0.x/2.1 - AuthenticationDialogue Remote Heap Buffer Overrun (1) | 2004-08-09 |
| exploit-db | GNU CFEngine 2.0.x/2.1 - AuthenticationDialogue Remote Heap Buffer Overrun (2) | 2004-08-09 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110886670528775&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12251
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10899
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16935
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110886670528775&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12251
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10899
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16935
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