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A vulnerability has been found in mtr 0.41 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Socket Handler. The manipulation of the argument MRT_OPTIONS as part of a Environment Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in mtr 0.46 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to access a raw socket via a long MTR_OPTIONS environment variable.

The weakness was presented 08/12/2002 by Damian (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0497. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14961 (Debian DSA-124-1 : mtr - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (14961).

Productinfo

Name

• mtr

Version

• 0.41

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14961
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-124-1 : mtr - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53399
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 124-1 (mtr)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

02/27/2002 🔍
03/26/2002 +27 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +139 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +779 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3583 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1735 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Damian
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0497 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 4217 - MTR Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 22:09
Updated: 04/22/2019 21:23
Changes: 07/22/2014 22:09 (63), 04/22/2019 21:23 (2)
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