CVE-2011-4093
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.8 · Integer overflow
5.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Integer overflow in inc/server.hpp in libnet6 (aka net6) before 1.3.14 might allow remote attackers to hijack connections and gain privileges as other users by making a large number of connections until the overflow occurs and an ID of another user is provided.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.0x539.de/?p=net6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ac61d7fb42a1f977fb527e024bede319c4a9e169%3Bhp=08c8e2261604c6fcbbaf62f9ae9d13f7015fcb9a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00044.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00054.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/31/1Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlAdvisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727710Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750631Advisory