CVE-2004-0317 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the eauth component of Load Sharing Facility (LSF) versions 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x. This flaw allows both local users and remote attackers within the LSF cluster to trigger a denial of service (segmentation fault) and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long LSF_From_PC parameter. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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