CVE-2004-1224 describes an off-by-one error in the mtr_curses_keyaction function within mtr versions 0.55 through 0.65. This flaw allows local users to hijack raw sockets due to an un-NULL-terminated buffer, specifically when using the "s" keybinding. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity, with local access required and potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog. Despite its age, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, primarily on GitHub.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.55CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.57CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.58CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.59CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.