Explain CVE-2004-1038
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: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://pacsec.jp/advisories.html'}, {'name': '20080310 RE: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489330/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20080305 RE: Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489189/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20080305 Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489163/100/0/threaded'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/04/1258210'}, {'name': '20041026 pacsec.jp advisory: Firewire/IEEE 1394 Considered Harmful to Physical Security', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109881362530790&w=2'}, {'name': '20080308 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489295/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'firewire-ieee1394-interface-installed(18041)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18041'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://md.hudora.de/presentations/firewire/2005-firewire-cansecwest.pdf'}, {'name': '20080308 RE: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489296/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20080307 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489269/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20080309 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489322/100/0/threaded'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Whitepapers/Vista_Physical_Attacks.pdf'}, {'name': '20080306 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489212/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20080305 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489175/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20080306 RE: Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489257/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20080310 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489342/100/0/threaded'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://storm.net.nz/static/files/ab_firewire_rux2k6-final.pdf'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://storm.net.nz/projects/16'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.theage.com.au/news/security/hack-into-a-windows-pc-no-password-needed/2008/03/04/1204402423638.html'}, {'name': '20080309 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vista', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489335/100/0/threaded'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED