CVE-2004-1485

NameCVE-2004-1485
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the TFTP client in InetUtils 1.4.2 allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via a large DNS response that is handled by the gethostbyname function.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
atftp (PTS)bullseye0.7.git20120829-3.3+deb11u2fixed
bookworm0.8.0-3fixed
sid, trixie0.8.0-5fixed
inetutils (PTS)bullseye2:2.0-1+deb11u2fixed
bookworm2:2.4-2+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2:2.5-5fixed
netkit-tftp (PTS)bullseye0.17-23fixed
bookworm0.17-25fixed
tftp-hpa (PTS)bullseye5.2+20150808-1.2fixed
bookworm5.2+20150808-1.4fixed
sid, trixie5.2+20240610-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
atftpsource(unstable)(not affected)
inetutilssource(unstable)(not affected)
netkit-tftpsource(unstable)(not affected)
tftp-hpasource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- inetutils <not-affected> (inetutils 2:1.4.2+20040207-4; not vulnerable and its tftpd is not shipped)
- atftp <not-affected> (atftp checks h_length)
- netkit-tftp <not-affected> (netkit-tftp not vulnerable)
- tftp-hpa <not-affected> (bug #295297; not exploitable)
The address length comes from libc, not the network.

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