mtr mtr_curses_keyaction off-by-one buffer overflow
| mtr-mtrcurseskeyaction-offbyone-bo (18428) |  High Risk |
Description:
mtr is vulnerable to an off-by-one buffer overflow in the mtr_curses_keyaction function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- BitWizard, mtr 0.55 to 0.65
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Dec 11 2004 - 11:04:35 CST , Local off-by-one in mtr versions 0.55 to 0.65 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0110.html.
- mtr Web site, MTR at http://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/.
- BID-11884: MTR MTR_Curses_KeyAction Local Off-By-One Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1224: Off-by-one error in the mtr_curses_keyaction function for mtr 0.55 through 0.65 allows local users to hijack raw sockets, as demonstrated using the s keybinding, which leaves a buffer without a NULL terminator.
Reported:
Dec 11, 2004
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