Nicolas Boullis mah-jong 1.4/1.6 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nicolas Boullis mah-jong 1.4/1.6. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0458. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nicolas Boullis mah-jong 1.4/1.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

mah-jong before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a missing argument, which triggers a null pointer dereference.

The weakness was presented 09/28/2004 with Debian (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0458 since 05/10/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15340 (Debian DSA-503-1 : mah-jong - missing argument check), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16143), Tenable (15340) and SecurityFocus (BID 10343†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15340
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-503-1 : mah-jong - missing argument check
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OpenVAS ID: 53193
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 503-1 (mah-jong)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mah-jong 1.6.2

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05/10/2004 🔍
05/13/2004 +3 days 🔍
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09/28/2004 +138 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +1 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3849 days 🔍
01/16/2025 +3565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Organization: Debian
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22253
X-Force: 16143
SecurityFocus: 10343 - Mah-Jong Server NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 01:20 PM
Updated: 01/16/2025 08:14 PM
Changes: 04/14/2015 01:20 PM (65), 04/22/2019 10:03 PM (1), 01/16/2025 08:14 PM (39)
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