The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)
Published Feb 21, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.41%
Description
The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.8
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02408) | 83.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02408) | 81.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02104) | 82.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.45% (0.01453) | 87.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 1.45% (0.01453) | 85.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 86.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.65% (0.02648) | 88.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12251 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10900 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12251 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10900 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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