CVE-2008-2357
Stack-based buffer overflow in the split_redraw function in split.c in mtr before 0.73, when invoked with the -p (aka --split) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the split_redraw function in split.c in mtr before 0.73, when invoked with the -p (aka --split) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-05-21 10:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f7a23c6e4dd17bd963bb4561716f64e63bba00de9311d6139b721aff5346cbc7
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com30340http://secunia.com/advisories/30340
- secunia.com30522http://secunia.com/advisories/30522
- www.securityfocus.com20080519 Mtr - remote and local stack overflow - uncomment situation in libresolv.http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492260/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com30312http://secunia.com/advisories/30312
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:176http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:176
- www.securityfocus.com29290http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29290
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200806-01http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-01.xml
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080521 Re: CVE request: mtrhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/3
- secunia.com30967http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
- secunia.com30359http://secunia.com/advisories/30359
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commtr-splitredraw-bo(42535)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42535
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080521 Re: CVE request: mtrhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/4
- securityreason.com3903http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3903
- www.debian.orgDSA-1587http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1587
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:014http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0175
- seclists.org20080519 Mtr - remote and local stack overflow - uncomment situation in libresolv.http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080521 Re: CVE request: mtrhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/1
- www.securitytracker.com1020046http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020046
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2558
- ftp.bitwizard.nlftp://ftp.bitwizard.nl/mtr/mtr-0.73.diff
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mtr Fixed in 0.73-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mtr Fixed in 0.73-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mtr Fixed in 0.73-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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