CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1485

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the TFTP client in InetUtils 1.4.2. A remote malicious DNS server can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code by sending a large DNS response processed by the gethostbyname function.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system, potentially leading to full system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade the InetUtils package to a version later than 1.4.2 that includes a fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS