CVE-2008-2357

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    CVE-2008-2357

    Published: 21 May 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://secunia.com/advisories/30312, http://secunia.com/advisories/30340, http://secunia.com/advisories/30359, http://secunia.com/advisories/30522, http://secunia.com/advisories/30967, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-01.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1587, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:176, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html, ftp://ftp.bitwizard.nl/mtr/mtr-0.73.diff, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html, http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3903, http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0175, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/4, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492260/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29290, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020046, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42535, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2558

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High