CVE-2004-1702

N/A Unknown
Published: August 09, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/12251
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10900
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/12251
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.8%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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