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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-44847: Tox: Remote Code Execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-44847: Tox: Remote Code Execution

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/13/2021
Created
03/05/2024
Added
03/04/2024
Modified
03/04/2024

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in handle_request function in DHT.c in toxcore 0.1.9 through 0.1.11 and 0.2.0 through 0.2.12 (caused by an improper length calculation during the handling of received network packets) allows remote attackers to crash the process or potentially execute arbitrary code via a network packet.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-tox

References

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