PT-2000-1994 · Red Hat · Iputils+1

Published 2000-10-18 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2000-1214

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iputils versions prior to 20001010 iputils version on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7

Description The issue is related to buffer overflows in the outpack or buf variables of the ping utility in iputils. This could potentially allow local users to gain privileges.

Recommendations For iputils versions prior to 20001010, update to a version released after 20001010 to resolve the issue. For Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7, consider upgrading the iputils package to a version that includes the fix for the buffer overflows in the ping utility. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ping utility until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1214

Affected Products

Red Hat

Iputils

References · 7

• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-087.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1214 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/5431.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97208562830613&w=2 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0429.html · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97249980727834&w=2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1813 · Note