CVE-2011-2903

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2011-2903
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-09-02 16:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in tcptrack before 1.4.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in limited scenarios in which tcptrack is "configured as a handler for other applications." This issue might not qualify for inclusion in CVE.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.0.0 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.0.1 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.0.2 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.1 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.1 beta1 All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.1.0 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.1.1 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.1.2 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.1.3 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.1.4 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.1.5 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.2.0 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.3.0 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack 1.4.0 All All All
Application Rhythm Tcptrack All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
377917 – (CVE-2011-2903) <net-analyzer/tcptrack-1.4.2 - heap overflow in command line parsing (CVE-2011-2903) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
oss-sec: Re: CVE request: heap overflow in tcptrack < 1.4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Bug 729096 – CVE-2011-2903 tcptrack: heap overflow in parsing the command line af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
tcptrack Command Line Parsing Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: heap overflow in tcptrack < 1.4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
tcptrack homepage af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rhythm.cx Patch
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