CVE-2005-4784
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
31/12/2005
Last modified:
05/09/2008
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the POSIX readdir_r function, as used in multiple packages, allow local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a symlink attack that exploits a race condition between opendir and pathcon calls and changes the filesystem to one with a larger maximum directory-entry name length, or (2) possibly via programmer-introduced errors on operating systems with a small struct dirent, such as Solaris or BeOS, as demonstrated in packages including (a) gcj, (b) KDE, (c) libwww, (d) the Rudiments library, (e) teTeX, (f) xmail, (g) bfbtester, (h) ncftp, (i) netwib, (j) OpenOffice.org, (k) Pike, (l) reprepro, (m) Tcl, and (n) xgsmlib.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
5.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:austin_group:posix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://womble.decadentplace.org.uk/readdir_r-advisory.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415781
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415790/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415995/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415998/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415999/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/416002/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/416048/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15259