CVE-2004-1224

high

Description

Off-by-one error in the mtr_curses_keyaction function for mtr 0.55 through 0.65 allows local users to hijack raw sockets, as demonstrated using the "s" keybinding, which leaves a buffer without a NULL terminator.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18428

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110279034910663&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-01-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00059