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CVE-2004-1038

7.2 · HIGH

A design error in the IEEE1394 specification allows attackers with physical access to a device to read and write to sensitive memory using a modified FireWire/IEEE 1394 client, thus bypassing inten…

Published Mar 1, 2005ieeeEPSS 0.48%

Overview

CVE-2004-1038 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting ieee firewire_ieee. It was published on March 1, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A design error in the IEEE1394 specification allows attackers with physical access to a device to read and write to sensitive memory using a modified FireWire/IEEE 1394 client, thus bypassing intended restrictions that would normally require greater degrees of physical access to exploit. NOTE: this was reported in 2008 to affect Windows Vista, but some Linux-based operating systems have protection mechanisms against this attack.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ieee. Update firewire_ieee 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

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References

Refit.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/04/1258210Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109881362530790&w=2Refmd.hudora.de/presentations/firewire/2005-firewire-cansecwest.pdfRefpacsec.jp/advisories.htmlRefstorm.net.nz/projects/16Refstorm.net.nz/static/files/ab_firewire_rux2k6-final.pdfRefwww.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Whitepapers/Vista_Physical_Attacks.pdfRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489163/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489175/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489189/100/0/threaded

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1038?

CVE-2004-1038 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting ieee firewire_ieee. It was published on March 1, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2004-1038?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. 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-2004-1038?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ieee. Update firewire_ieee 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-2004-1038?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2004-1038 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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