CVE-2004-2579 describes a vulnerability in the ACLCHECK module of Novell iChain 2.3, allowing attackers to bypass access control rules. This is achieved through an unspecified attack vector involving "overlong UTF-8 encoding" within a string. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, as it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:ichain:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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