CVE-2012-4415
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the guac_client_plugin_open function in libguac in Guacamole before 0.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long protocol name.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
OS impact
Fedora Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Affected | — |
| 16 | Affected | — |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0107.html
- http://guac-dev.org/trac/changeset/7dcefa744b4a38825619c00ae8b47e5bae6e38c0/libguac
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088031.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088218.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088272.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55497
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856743
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0107.html
- http://guac-dev.org/trac/changeset/7dcefa744b4a38825619c00ae8b47e5bae6e38c0/libguac
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088031.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088218.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088272.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55497
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856743
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.