CVE-2004-0417
CVE-2004-0417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cvs with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (86th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Cvs
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0417?
- 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.
- How severe is CVE-2004-0417?
- CVE-2004-0417 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2004-0417 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (86th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2004-0417?
- CVE-2004-0417 primarily affects Cvs. In total, 29 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2004-0417?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2004-0417 published?
- CVE-2004-0417 was published on 2004-08-06 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- 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%3A1001
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11145
Affected products (29)
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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