Buffer overflow in Rhythm Tcptrack
CVE-2011-2903
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rhythm Tcptrack — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69467 (vdb-entry)
- www.rhythm.cx/~steve/devel/tcptrack/ (Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49352 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/31/1 (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/293 (mailing-list)