CVE-2012-4436
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.4
Description
Buffer overflow in the run_last_args function in client/fwknop.c in fwknop before 2.0.3, when processing --last, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via many .fwknop.run arguments.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.0.3-1 |
References
- http://www.cipherdyne.org/blog/2012/09/software-release-fwknop-2.0.3.html
- http://www.cipherdyne.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=fwknop.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a60f05ad44e824f6230b22f8976399340cb535dc
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/19/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/4
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4436
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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