// For flags

CVE-2004-1038

 

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A design error in the IEEE1394 specification allows attackers with physical access to a device to read and write to sensitive memory using a modified FireWire/IEEE 1394 client, thus bypassing intended restrictions that would normally require greater degrees of physical access to exploit. NOTE: this was reported in 2008 to affect Windows Vista, but some Linux-based operating systems have protection mechanisms against this attack.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2004-11-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2004-11-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (21)
URL Tag Source
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/04/1258210 X_refsource_misc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109881362530790&w=2 Mailing List
http://md.hudora.de/presentations/firewire/2005-firewire-cansecwest.pdf X_refsource_misc
http://pacsec.jp/advisories.html X_refsource_misc
http://storm.net.nz/projects/16 X_refsource_misc
http://storm.net.nz/static/files/ab_firewire_rux2k6-final.pdf X_refsource_misc
http://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Whitepapers/Vista_Physical_Attacks.pdf X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489163/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489175/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489189/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489212/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489257/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489269/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489295/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489296/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489322/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489330/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489335/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489342/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.theage.com.au/news/security/hack-into-a-windows-pc-no-password-needed/2008/03/04/1204402423638.html X_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18041 Vdb Entry
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ieee
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Firewire Ieee
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1394
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Affected