CVE-2009-2957
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...
- Published
- Sep 2, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 9, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Core Security · windows · Sep 9, 2009
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