CVE-2011-2903 (GCVE-0-2011-2903)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-09-02 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729096 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.rhythm.cx/~steve/devel/tcptrack/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49352 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377917 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/31/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/293 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2011-08-05 00:00
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