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CVE-2004-0179

6.8 · MEDIUM

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) neon 0.24.4 and earlier, and other products that use neon including (2) Cadaver, (3) Subversion, and (4) OpenOffice, allow remote malicious WebDAV serv…

Published Jun 1, 2004webdavCWE-134EPSS 11.06%

Overview

CVE-2004-0179 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting webdav neon. It was published on June 1, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) neon 0.24.4 and earlier, and other products that use neon including (2) Cadaver, (3) Subversion, and (4) OpenOffice, allow remote malicious WebDAV servers to execute arbitrary code.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from webdav. Update neon 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
webdavneon>= 0.19.0, < 0.24.5Affected

References

Refftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040404-01-U.ascReflists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2004-Apr/0002.htmlReflists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2004-Apr/0003.htmlRefmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108213873203477&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108214147022626&w=2Refsecunia.com/advisories/11363Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-01.xmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-04.xmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-487Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:032

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-0179?

CVE-2004-0179 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting webdav neon. It was published on June 1, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2004-0179?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-0179?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from webdav. Update neon 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-2004-0179?

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