Buffer overflow in Zabbix

CVE-2009-4501

The zbx_get_next_field function in libs/zbxcommon/str.c in Zabbix Server before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that lacks expected separators, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated using the Command keyword.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.085 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Zabbix — versions 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)