CVE-2008-2357

mtr < 0.73 - Remote Code Execution via DNS PTR Record

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 DNS PTR record. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the ns_name_ntop function in resolv/ns_name.c in glibc and the proper fix should be in glibc; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in mtr.

References (21)

Core 21
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492260/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30340
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30522
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30312
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:176
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29290
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-01.xml
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/3
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30359
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42535
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/4
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3903
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1587
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0175
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020046
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2558
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
ftp://ftp.bitwizard.nl/mtr/mtr-0.73.diff

Scores

EPSS 0.0471
EPSS Percentile 90.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (50)
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.21
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.22
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.23
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.24
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.25
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.26
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.27
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.28
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.29
matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff/mtr 0.30
... and 40 more
Published May 21, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026