National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-2903
Original release date:09/02/2011
Last revised:09/15/2011
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Heap-based buffer overflow in tcptrack before 1.4.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in limited scenarios in which tcptrack is "configured as a handler for other applications." This issue might not qualify for inclusion in CVE.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729096
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.rhythm.cx/~steve/devel/tcptrack/
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377917
External Source: XF
Name: tcptrack-commandline-bo(69467)
External Source: BID
Name: 49352
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110831 Re: CVE request: heap overflow in tcptrack < 1.4.2
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110809 Re: CVE request: heap overflow in tcptrack < 1.4.2
