BOINC CVE-2011-5280 Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	68712
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2011-5280
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 28 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 28 2013 12:00AM
Credit:	Alyssa Milburn
Vulnerable:	Rom Walton BOINC 6.13.1 Rom Walton BOINC 6.13
Not Vulnerable:

BOINC CVE-2011-5280 Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulerabilities

BOINC is prone to multiple stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities.

Successful exploits will allow attackers to crash the affected application resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

Note: This issue was previously covered in BID 59542 (BOINC Multiple Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.

BOINC CVE-2011-5280 Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulerabilities

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

BOINC CVE-2011-5280 Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulerabilities

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

BOINC CVE-2011-5280 Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulerabilities

References:

• BOINC Homepage (University of California)
  
• Multiple vulnerabilities in BOINC (Alyssa Milburn)