CVE-2009-0241 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.3% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.35% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ganglia | ganglia |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ganglia gmetad 3.0.6 - 'process_path()' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow | 2009-01-15 |
References
- http://bugzilla.ganglia.info/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33506
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34228
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-22.xml
- http://www.mail-archive.com/ganglia-developers%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg04929.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33299
- http://bugzilla.ganglia.info/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33506
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34228
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-22.xml
- http://www.mail-archive.com/ganglia-developers%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg04929.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33299
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