CVS up to 1.12.8 max-dotdot resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in CVS. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument max-dotdot leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0417. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CVS and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument max-dotdot with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the "Max-dotdot" CVS protocol command (serve_max_dotdot) for CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, may allow remote attackers to cause a server crash, which could cause temporary data to remain undeleted and consume disk space.

The weakness was shared 08/06/2004 by Sebastian Krahmer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0417 since 04/16/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12265 (CVS < 1.11.17 / 1.12.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38278 (CVS Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2583. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2936.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16369), Tenable (12265), SecurityFocus (BID 10499†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4494†). The entries VDB-22017, VDB-22018, VDB-22020 and VDB-22760 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 12265
Nessus Name: CVS < 1.11.17 / 1.12.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 12265
OpenVAS Name: CVS malformed entry lines flaw
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2583
Snort Message: SERVER-OTHER CVS Max-dotdot integer overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2102583
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2004 🔍
06/09/2004 +54 days 🔍
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06/13/2004 +4 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +54 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Sebastian Krahmer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22019

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X-Force: 16369
SecurityFocus: 10499 - CVS Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 4494 - DoS in CVS via Integer Overflow in Max-dotdot Protocol Command, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:26
Updated: 07/12/2025 22:58
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:26 (78), 05/22/2019 09:23 (8), 07/12/2025 22:58 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:35F:103

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