CVE-2004-1702
The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly...
The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
- Record
CVE-2004-1702- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
- Record
CVE-2004-1702- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1696 No score
The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
- Record
EUVD-2004-1696- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h46r-7fc6-g355 No score
The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly...
The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
- Record
GHSA-h46r-7fc6-g355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1702 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnu Cfengine, published August 9, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.41%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/12251
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937
securityfocus.com/bid/10900
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1702
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h46r-7fc6-g355