CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-2687

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in distcc 2.x, used in XCode 1.5 and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by sending compilation jobs, which are executed without authorization checks when the server is not configured to restrict access to the port.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can take control of the server by executing malicious commands, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.

Recommendation

Configure distcc to restrict access to the server port only to trusted hosts, for example via firewall rules or access control lists (ACLs).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.

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