Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2004-1038
CVE-2004-1038
Description
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:ieee:firewire_ieee:1394:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
21- it.slashdot.org/article.plnvd
- marc.infonvd
- md.hudora.de/presentations/firewire/2005-firewire-cansecwest.pdfnvd
- pacsec.jp/advisories.htmlnvd
- storm.net.nz/projects/16nvd
- storm.net.nz/static/files/ab_firewire_rux2k6-final.pdfnvd
- www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Whitepapers/Vista_Physical_Attacks.pdfnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489163/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489175/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489189/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489212/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489257/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489269/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489295/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489296/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489322/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489330/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489335/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489342/100/0/threadednvd
- www.theage.com.au/news/security/hack-into-a-windows-pc-no-password-needed/2008/03/04/1204402423638.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18041nvd
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