SB2015010401 - Format string error in RRDtool
Published: January 4, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015010401
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Format string error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2131)
CWE-ID: CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Format string vulnerability in the rrdtool module 1.4.7 for Python, as used in Zenoss, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers to the rrdtool.graph function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/19/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/31/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969296
- https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/issues/396
- https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/pull/397