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).
References
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http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10900 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/12251 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2 | |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937 |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2004-08-08 21:00
Updated : 2017-07-10 18:31
NVD link : CVE-2004-1702
Mitre link : CVE-2004-1702
JSON object : View
CWE
Products Affected
gnu
- cfengine