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CVE-2004-0103

4.6 · MEDIUM

crawl before 4.0.0 beta23 does not properly "apply a size check" when copying a certain environment variable, which may allow local users to gain privileges, possibly as a result of a buffer overflow.

Published Mar 3, 2004linley_henzellEPSS 0.38%

Overview

CVE-2004-0103 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linley_henzell crawl. It was published on March 3, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

crawl before 4.0.0 beta23 does not properly "apply a size check" when copying a certain environment variable, which may allow local users to gain privileges, possibly as a result of a buffer overflow.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linley_henzell. Update crawl to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
linley_henzellcrawl0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/10788/Refwww.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-432Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/9566Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15032Refsecunia.com/advisories/10788/Refwww.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-432Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/9566Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15032

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-0103?

CVE-2004-0103 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linley_henzell crawl. It was published on March 3, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2004-0103?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-0103?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linley_henzell. Update crawl to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2004-0103?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2004-0103 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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