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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-3617: aria2: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-3617: aria2: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/20/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort function in src/AbstractCommand.cc in aria2 before 1.6.2, when logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a download URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-aria2

References

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