CVE-2004-1898: tildeslash monit
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2004-1898 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in tildeslash monit. EPSS estimates a 16.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 17-10-2004)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 10-05-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
16.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 16.57% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Monit 4.2 - Basic Authentication Remote Code Execution
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- monit< 1:4.2.1-1
Tildeslash1 product
- monit1.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.2 | 4.3_beta_2
2 vendors · 2 products
References
9 links- www.tildeslash.com/monit/changes.htmlX Refsource MISC
- www.tildeslash.com/monit/secadv_20040305.txtX Refsource CONFIRM
