CVE-2009-2911

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2911
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-10-22 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionSystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation with a large number of arguments that trigger a kernel stack overflow, (2) cause a denial of service via crafted DWARF expressions that trigger a kernel stack frame overflow, or (3) cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors that trigger creation of large unwind tables, related to Common Information Entry (CIE) and Call Frame Instruction (CFI) records.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Systemtap Systemtap 1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE assignment notification -- CVE-2009-2911 - Three SystemTap-1.0 DoS issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
10750 – translator permits excessively-vararged call into runtime af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sources.redhat.com Exploit
41633 – -Wframe-larger-than should warn about outgoing function calls, specifically varargs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gcc.gnu.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: systemtap-1.0-2.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 529175 – CVE-2009-2911 SystemTap 1.0: Multiple denial of service flaws once --unprivileged mode is activated af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: systemtap-1.0-2.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Fedora update for systemtap - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SystemTap Unprivileged Mode Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report