CVE-2004-0396
Heap-based buffer overflow in CVS 1.11.x up to 1.11.15, and 1.12.x up to 1.12.7, when using the pserver mechanism allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Entry lines.
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in CVS 1.11.x up to 1.11.15, and 1.12.x up to 1.12.7, when using the pserver mechanism allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Entry lines.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 67.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-05-20 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-04-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 49c772ef88c4bd48dcb54ab69ae42d23aaa1a35ba1d02c4555d7aa413a0698c1
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com11641http://secunia.com/advisories/11641
- secunia.com11652http://secunia.com/advisories/11652
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:970https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A970
- marc.info20040519 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.022] OpenPKG Security Advisory (cvs)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108500040719512&w=2
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9058https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9058
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2004:048http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:048
- cert.uni-stuttgart.de20040519 Advisory 07/2004: CVS remote vulnerabilityhttp://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2004/05/msg00219.html
- marc.info20040520 cvs server buffer overflow vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=openbsd-security-announce&m=108508894405639&w=2
- ftp.freebsd.orgFreeBSD-SA-04:10ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:10.cvs.asc
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2004:190http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-190.html
- secunia.com11674http://secunia.com/advisories/11674
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200405-12http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-12.xml
- secunia.com11651http://secunia.com/advisories/11651
- www.osvdb.org6305http://www.osvdb.org/6305
- www.us-cert.govTA04-147Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-147A.html
- www.ciac.orgO-147http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-147.shtml
- marc.info20040519 Advisory 07/2004: CVS remote vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108498454829020&w=2
- secunia.com11647http://secunia.com/advisories/11647
- marc.infoFEDORA-2004-1620http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108636445031613&w=2
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#192038http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192038
- archives.neohapsis.com20040519 Advisory 07/2004: CVS remote vulnerabilityhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0980.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-505http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-505
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcvs-entry-line-bo(16193)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16193
- security.e-matters.dehttp://security.e-matters.de/advisories/072004.html
- www.slackware.comSSA:2004-140-01http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.395865
- ftp.netbsd.orgNetBSD-SA2004-008ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-008.txt.asc
- www.securityfocus.com10384http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10384
- lists.grok.org.ukSuSE-SA:2004:013http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021742.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- cvs Fixed in 1:1.12.5-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- cvs Fixed in 1:1.12.5-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- cvs Fixed in 1:1.12.5-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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