serve_notify in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly…
Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
serve_notify in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle empty data lines, which may allow remote attackers to perform an "out-of-bounds" write for a single byte to execute arbitrary code or modify critical program data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05681 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 29
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.7 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.8 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.1 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.1_p1 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.2 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.3 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.4 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.5 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.6 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.7 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.8 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1_p1 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.3 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.4 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.5 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.6 Vulnerable ·Cvs
Show 19 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.10 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.11 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.14 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.15 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.16 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.1 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.2 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.5 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.7 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.8 | Vulnerable | Cvs |
| cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Openpkg |
| cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Openpkg |
| cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Openpkg |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | gentoo |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.10 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.11 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.14 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.15 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.16 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.1 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.2 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.5 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.7 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.8 Vulnerable ·Cvs
- cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Openpkg
- cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Openpkg
- cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Openpkg
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·gentoo
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2004:233 Released 2004-06-09 · Red Hat rating Criticalcvs security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 cvs-1.11.2-24, cvs-1.11.2-24.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cvs-1.11.2-24, cvs-1.11.2-24.i386, cvs-1.11.2-24.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cvs-1.11.2-24, cvs-1.11.2-24.i386, cvs-1.11.2-24.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cvs-1.11.2-24, cvs-1.11.2-24.i386, cvs-1.11.2-24.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:233 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:233 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:233 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:233 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0418
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv5v-25hp-gmw7
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2004-0418 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0418 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fv5v-25hp-gmw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2004-0418 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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