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CVE-2009-2957 at MITRE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the tftp_request function in tftp.c in dnsmasq before 2.50, when --enable-tftp is used, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a TFTP packet, as demonstrated by a read (aka RRQ) request.

NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Novell/SUSE information

Novell Bugzilla entry: 533710

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE 10.3
  • dnsmasq >= 2.45-0.3

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