Buffer overflow in the TFTP client in InetUtils 1.4.2 allows remote malicious DNS servers…
Priority LOW 38Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the TFTP client in InetUtils 1.4.2 allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via a large DNS response that is handled by the gethostbyname function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0245 84th 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
| 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:inetutils:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Running on | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.29 | Running on | Tftp |
| cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.32 | Running on | Tftp |
| cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.34 | Running on | Tftp |
| cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.36 | Running on | Tftp |
| cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.38 | Running on | Tftp |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:inetutils:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Running on ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.29 Running on ·Tftp
- cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.32 Running on ·Tftp
- cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.34 Running on ·Tftp
- cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.36 Running on ·Tftp
- cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp:0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.38 Running on ·Tftp
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1485
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvp8-r43g-4fmv
References
Sources
- CVE-2004-1485 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1485 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvp8-r43g-4fmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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