Out-of-bounds Write Affecting atftp package, versions <0.7.git20120829-3.1
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- published20 Apr 2019
- disclosed20 Apr 2019
Introduced: 20 Apr 2019
CVE-2019-11365 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 atftp to version 0.7.git20120829-3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream atftp package and not the atftp package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in atftpd in atftp 0.7.1. A remote attacker may send a crafted packet triggering a stack-based buffer overflow due to an insecurely implemented strncpy call. The vulnerability is triggered by sending an error packet of 3 bytes or fewer. There are multiple instances of this vulnerable strncpy pattern within the code base, specifically within tftpd_file.c, tftp_file.c, tftpd_mtftp.c, and tftp_mtftp.c.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11365
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/16
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4438
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00012.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-14
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/atftpd-multiple-vulnerabilities
- https://sourceforge.net/p/atftp/code/ci/abed7d245d8e8bdfeab24f9f7f55a52c3140f96b/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4540-1/