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TI-2004-01117 Aliases CVE-2004-1224GHSA-5hc8-p83m-v3q6

Off-by-one error in the mtr_curses_keyaction function for mtr 0.55 through 0.65 allows…

Priority LOW 21Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Off-by-one error in the mtr_curses_keyaction function for mtr 0.55 through 0.65 allows local users to hijack raw sockets, as demonstrated using the "s" keybinding, which leaves a buffer without a NULL terminator.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00333 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.55Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.56Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.57Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.58Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.59Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.60Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.61Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.62Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.63Vulnerablemtr
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.64Vulnerablemtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.55 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.56 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.57 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.58 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.60 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.61 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.62 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.63 Vulnerable ·mtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.64 Vulnerable ·mtr
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.65Vulnerablemtr
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtr:mtr:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.65 Vulnerable ·mtr

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1224
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hc8-p83m-v3q6

References

Other 1

  • TI-2002-00482 Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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