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CVE-2004-0414: Cvs: Code execution

CVE-2004-0414 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Cvs, along with 4 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability 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.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Cvs: 1.10.7; 1.10.8; 1.11; 1.11.1; 1.11.1_p1; 1.11.2; 1.11.3; 1.11.4; 1.11.5; 1.11.6; 1.11.10; 1.11.11
  • Openpkg: all versions listed by NVD; 1.3; 2.0
  • Sgi Propack: 2.4; 3.0
  • Gentoo Linux: 1.4
  • Openbsd: all versions listed by NVD; 3.4; 3.5

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