torque 'job name' Argument Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	48374
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-2193
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 07 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 10:21PM
Credit:	Bartlomiej Balcerek
Vulnerable:	Redhat torque 3.0.1-2 Redhat torque 2.5.5-2 Redhat torque 2.4.11-2 Redhat torque 2.3.13-2 Gentoo Linux Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

torque 'job name' Argument Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

torque is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

torque 'job name' Argument Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

torque 'job name' Argument Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

torque 'job name' Argument Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

• [torqueusers] TORQUE 2.4.14 available. Contains fix for buffer overflow risk (Ken Nielson)
  
• Bug 711463 - (CVE-2011-2193) CVE-2011-2193 Torque Server Buffer Overflow Vulnera (Red Hat Bugzilla)
  
• torque Homepage (Red Hat)
  
• Torque Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Adam Zabrocki)
  
• torque-2.3.13-2.el5 security update (Red Hat)