CVE-2009-0241

N/A Unknown

Published: January 21, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugzilla.ganglia.info/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33506

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34228

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35416

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-22.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mail-archive.com/ganglia-developers%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg04929.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33299

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.ganglia.info/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223