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    CVE-2004-0418

    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.

    Published:Jun 9, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 11, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.14279
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cvs
    Product
    Cvs
    Vendor
    Gentoo
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Openbsd
    Product
    Openbsd
    Vendor
    Openpkg
    Product
    Openpkg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Sgi
    Product
    Propack

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/022441.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108716553923643&w=2
    http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-06.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-519
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:058
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-233.html
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1003
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11242
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/022441.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108716553923643&w=2
    http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-06.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-519
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:058
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-233.html
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1003
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11242

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High