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CVE-2009-2957

Publication date 2 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Heap-based buffer overflow in the tftp_request function in tftp.c in dnsmasq before 2.50, when --enable-tftp is used, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a TFTP packet, as demonstrated by a read (aka RRQ) request.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
dnsmasq 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.47-3ubuntu0.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.45-1ubuntu1.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.41-2ubuntu2.2
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes


jdstrand

Dapper does not have tftp code

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-827-1
    • Dnsmasq vulnerabilities
    • 1 September 2009

Other references