Out-of-Bounds Affecting dmitry package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
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- published25 Oct 2026
- disclosed20 Apr 2017
Introduced: 20 Apr 2017
CVE-2017-7938 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:24.04 dmitry.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dmitry package and not the dmitry package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with hostname strings found in local log files.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7938
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00024.html
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040113
- https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/pull/12
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142210/Dmitry-1.3a-Local-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41898/