Buffer overflow in iptraf-ng - CVE-2024-52949

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101385

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52949

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling interface names. A local user can create an overly long interface name and crash the application.

iptraf-ng
openEuler
iptraf-ng
iptraf-ng-debuginfo
iptraf-ng-debugsource
iptraf-ng-help

Install updates from vendor's website.

iptraf-ng - update to 1.2.2
iptraf-ng - addressed in versions 1.2.0-2, 1.2.1-4, 1.2.1-5
iptraf-ng-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.2.0-2, 1.2.1-4, 1.2.1-5
iptraf-ng-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.2.0-2, 1.2.1-4, 1.2.1-5
iptraf-ng-help - addressed in versions 1.2.0-2, 1.2.1-4, 1.2.1-5

• https://github.com/iptraf-ng/iptraf-ng/releases/tag/v1.2.2

• Local denial of service in iptraf-ng
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP1 update for iptraf-ng
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for iptraf-ng
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for iptraf-ng
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for iptraf-ng
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for iptraf-ng