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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2009-0241

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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2009-0241

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/21/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/17/2015
Modified
07/04/2017

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)

  • suse-upgrade-ganglia-monitor-core
  • suse-upgrade-ganglia-monitor-core-devel
  • suse-upgrade-ganglia-monitor-core-gmetad
  • suse-upgrade-ganglia-monitor-core-gmond
  • suse-upgrade-ganglia-webfrontend

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