CVE-2011-2940

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2940
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-08-25 14:22:47 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionstunnel 4.40 and 4.41 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.40 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.41 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Stunnel Unspecified Heap Corruption Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 732068 – CVE-2011-2940 stunnel: heap corruption flaw in 4.4x leads to remote DoS and possible code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: stunnel 4.4x heap overflow flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
www.osvdb.org/74600 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Stunnel Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[stunnel-announce] stunnel 4.42 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.stunnel.org
oss-security - CVE request: stunnel 4.4x heap overflow flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
stunnel: ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 stunnel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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