CVE-2004-1471 describes a format string vulnerability in CVS versions 1.12.x through 1.12.8 and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, affecting products like FreeBSD, Gentoo, and OpenBSD. This flaw allows remote attackers with CVSROOT commit access to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.1, it is considered highly severe due to its network attack vector, high attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.1_p1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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