CVE-2004-2395

Description

Memory leak in passwd 0.68 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of failed read attempts from the password buffer.

Affected products

• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux10.0 – 10.0
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux8.2 – 8.2
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux8.2 – 8.2
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.0 – 9.0
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.1 – 9.1
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.1 – 9.1
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.2 – 9.2
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.2 – 9.2
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux_corporate_server2.1 – 2.1
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux_corporate_server2.1 – 2.1
• mandrakesoft / mandrake_multi_network_firewall8.2 – 8.2

References

• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16180
• MISChttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060