CVE-2004-0417

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    CVE-2004-0417

    Published: 6 Aug 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the "Max-dotdot" CVS protocol command (serve_max_dotdot) for CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, may allow remote attackers to cause a server crash, which could cause temporary data to remain undeleted and consume disk space.

    References: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc, 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.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-519, http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/022441.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108716553923643&w=2, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-233.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1001, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11145

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High