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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-1897 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-1897: Administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmen…

Administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by sending a Basic Authentication request without a password, which causes Monit to decrement a null pointer and perform an out-of-bounds read.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.7% · top 5.1%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
8.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by sending a Basic Authentication request without a password, which causes Monit to decrement a null pointer and perform an out-of-bounds read.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-1897), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.