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CVE-2004-0461


The DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13, when compiled in environments that do not provide the vsnprintf function, uses C include files that define vsnprintf to use the less safe vsprintf function, which can lead to buffer overflow vulnerabilities that enable a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-0461 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 11 products from infoblox, from isc, from suse and 8 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2004-08-06T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Hardware infoblox dns_one_appliance 2.3.1_r5 Yes
Hardware infoblox dns_one_appliance 2.4.0.8 Yes
Hardware infoblox dns_one_appliance 2.4.0.8a Yes
Application isc dhcpd 3.0.1 Yes
Application isc dhcpd 3.0.1 Yes
Application suse suse_email_server iii Yes
Application suse suse_linux_admin-cd_for_firewall * Yes
Application suse suse_linux_connectivity_server * Yes
Application suse suse_linux_database_server * Yes
Application suse suse_linux_firewall_cd * Yes
Application suse suse_linux_office_server * Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_core core_2.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 8 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 8.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 8.2 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 9.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 9.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 9.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For infoblox's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.