PT-2008-3845 · Mtr · Mtr

Jonathan Smith · Published 2008-05-21 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-2357

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: mtr versions prior to 0.73

Description: A stack-based buffer overflow issue exists in the split redraw function when invoked with the -p option, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS PTR record.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 0.73, update to version 0.73 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of the -p option until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2357

DSA-1587-1

Affected Products

Mtr

References · 25

• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html · Exploit
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-01.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2357 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2357 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:176 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30312 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2357 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2357 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1587 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29290 · Note
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0175 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020046 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30340 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30359 · Note