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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0241: Ganglia: Execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0241: Ganglia: Execution of arbitrary code

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/21/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the process_path function in gmetad/server.c in Ganglia 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request to the gmetad service with a long pathname.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-cluster-ganglia

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