CVE-2009-0241
Ganglia 3.1.1 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via Long Pathname in process_path
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-0241. PoCs published by Spike Spiegel.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a stack-based buffer overflow in Ganglia by sending a maliciously crafted string via netcat to port 8652. The payload consists of oversized strings ('a'*300 and 'b'*300) designed to trigger the overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code.
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a stack-based buffer overflow in Ganglia by sending a maliciously crafted string via netcat to port 8652. The payload consists of oversized strings ('a'*300 and 'b'*300) designed to trigger the overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code.