PT-2011-4182 · Tcptrack · Tcptrack

Vincent Danen · Published 2011-09-02 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2011-2903

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 tcptrack versions prior to 1.4.2

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. This issue is only applicable in limited scenarios where tcptrack is configured as a handler for other applications.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.2, update to version 1.4.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of tcptrack as a handler for other applications until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2903

Affected Products

Tcptrack

References · 14

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2903 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2903 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-2903 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2903 · Vendor Advisory
• http://rhythm.cx/~steve/devel/tcptrack · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2903 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-2903 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2903 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729096 · Patch
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/293 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69467 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/31/1 · Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377917 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/49352 · Note