Ganglia 3.1.1 process_path memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ganglia 3.1.1. This affects the function process_path. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0241. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ganglia 3.1.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function process_path. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/13/2009. The weakness was disclosed 01/21/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at mail-archive.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0241 since 01/20/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39966 (openSUSE Security Update : ganglia-monitor-core (ganglia-monitor-core-894)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175137 (Debian Security Update for Ganglia-monitor-core (DSA-1710)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8685.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48034), Exploit-DB (32726), Tenable (39966), SecurityFocus (BID 33299†) and OSVDB (51384†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39966
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : ganglia-monitor-core (ganglia-monitor-core-894)
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OpenVAS ID: 63296
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1710-1 (ganglia-monitor-core)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/13/2009 🔍
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01/15/2009 +2 days 🔍
01/16/2009 +1 days 🔍
01/20/2009 +4 days 🔍
01/21/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/02/2009 +12 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mail-archive.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45977

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X-Force: 48034
SecurityFocus: 33299 - Ganglia gmetad 'process_path()' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33506
OSVDB: 51384 - Ganglia - gmetad 'process_path()' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20687 - Ganglia 3.0 - 3.1.1 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/17/2025 19:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/26/2019 11:21 (5), 12/02/2024 21:10 (27), 05/17/2025 19:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:EF0:103

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