CVE catalog

CVE-2004-0418

cvs: CVE-2004-0418

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 9, 2004, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 5.68% · Oct 27, 2026

serve_notify in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle empty data lines, which may allow remote attackers to perform an "out-of-bounds" write for a single byte to execute arbitrary code or modify critical program data.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	cvs	sid	`2:1.12.13+real-31`	fixed
Debian	cvs	forky	`2:1.12.13+real-31`	fixed
Debian	cvs	trixie	`2:1.12.13+real-30`	fixed
Debian	cvs	bookworm	`2:1.12.13+real-28+deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	cvs	source	sid	`1:1.12.9-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	cvs	source	forky	`1:1.12.9-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	cvs	source	trixie	`1:1.12.9-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	cvs	source	bookworm	`1:1.12.9-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[cvs]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2:1.12.13+real-28+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.12.9-1
  dsa · cvs · debian · bookworm; dsa · cvs · debian · 12
- 2:1.12.13+real-28+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.12.9-1
  dsa · cvs · debian · bookworm; dsa · cvs · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[cvs]Fixed
Source package: [cvs]
Details (2)
- 2:1.12.13+real-30 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.12.9-1
  dsa · cvs · debian · 13
- 2:1.12.13+real-30+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.12.9-1
  dsa · cvs · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:21 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]