SB2016122208 - Fedora 25 update for zookeeper



SB2016122208 - Fedora 25 update for zookeeper

Published: December 22, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016122208
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5017)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Buffer overflow in the C cli shell in Apache Zookeeper before 3.4.9 and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, when using the "cmd:" batch mode syntax, allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long command string.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.