CVE-2004-1482 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The sbuf_getmsg function in BNC incorrectly handles backspace characters, which could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to arbitrary scripts.

Published: 2005-02-13

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.4.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.8.8:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1476	The sbuf_getmsg function in BNC incorrectly handles backspace characters, which could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to arbitrary scripts.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00808.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/12770/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-13.xml
http://www.gotbnc.com/changes.html#2.8.9
http://www.osvdb.org/10596
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11355
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17672

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Bnc Bnc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-13T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:53:24.008Z

Reserved: 2005-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1482

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-1482

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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