CVE-2004-1485

Buffer overflow in the TFTP client in InetUtils 1.4.2 allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via a large DNS response that is handled by the gethostbyname function.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109882085912915&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11527
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17878
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109882085912915&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11527
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17878

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:inetutils:1.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.29:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.32:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.34:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.36:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.38:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2004-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2004-1485

Mitre link : CVE-2004-1485

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-1485

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

inetutils

tftp

tftp

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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