Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-0241

Stack-based buffer overflow in the process_path function in gmetad/server.c in Ganglia 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request to the gmetad service with a long pathname.
Published 2009-01-21 11:30:00
Updated 2009-06-13 05:30:41
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2009-0241

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0241

EPSS FAQ
58.56%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-0241

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-0241

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2009-0241

  • Red Hat 2009-01-23
    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-0241 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact, a future update of Red Hat HPC Solution may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

References for CVE-2009-0241

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