CVE-2004-1898 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 16.57% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tildeslash | monit |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Monit 4.2 - Basic Authentication Remote Code Execution | 2004-10-17 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0076.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108119149103696&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11304
- http://www.osvdb.org/4981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10051
- http://www.tildeslash.com/monit/changes.html
- http://www.tildeslash.com/monit/secadv_20040305.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15735
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0076.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108119149103696&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11304
- http://www.osvdb.org/4981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10051
- http://www.tildeslash.com/monit/changes.html
- http://www.tildeslash.com/monit/secadv_20040305.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15735
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