CVE-2010-0411

Summary

CVECVE-2010-0411
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-02-08 20:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple integer signedness errors in the (1) __get_argv and (2) __get_compat_argv functions in tapset/aux_syscalls.stp in SystemTap 1.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service (script crash, or system crash or hang) via a process with a large number of arguments, leading to a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Systemtap Systemtap 1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
11234 – __get_argv can overflow its return buffer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
Red Hat update for systemtap - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SystemTap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SUSE update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: systemtap-1.1-2.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Fedora update for systemtap - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SystemTap Buffer Overflow in __get_argv() May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: systemtap-1.1-2.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
559719 – (CVE-2010-0411) CVE-2010-0411 systemtap: Crash with systemtap script using __get_argv() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
SystemTap '__get_argv()' and '__get_compat_argv()' Local Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Red Hat update for systemtap - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
'[oss-security] systemtap DoS issue (CVE-2010-0411)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/commit MITRE sourceware.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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