| Name | CVE-2004-1485 |
| Description | Buffer 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. |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| atftp (PTS) | bullseye | 0.7.git20120829-3.3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.8.0-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.8.0-5 | fixed |
| inetutils (PTS) | bullseye | 2:2.0-1+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2:2.4-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2:2.5-5 | fixed |
| netkit-tftp (PTS) | bullseye | 0.17-23 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.17-25 | fixed |
| tftp-hpa (PTS) | bullseye | 5.2+20150808-1.2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 5.2+20150808-1.4 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.2+20240610-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| atftp | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| inetutils | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| netkit-tftp | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| tftp-hpa | source | (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.