CVE-2004-1898 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the administration interface of Monit versions 1.4 through 4.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long username during authentication. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including an ExploitDB entry for remote code execution, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:monit:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:monit:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:monit:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:monit:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:monit:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.