CVE-2026-56766
Description
A flaw was found in Hydra. A malicious server can exploit a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the NTLM authentication modules by sending a specially crafted NTLM Type-2 challenge. This can lead to an overflow of a stack buffer, potentially enabling remote code execution on systems that lack stack protection.
Statement
An important security flaw in the Hydra tool lets a malicious server take control of your computer. For an attack to work, you must be tricked into actively connecting Hydra to the attacker's rigged server. The standard security features built into Red Hat systems act as a safety net, making it very difficult for attackers to actually exploit this issue.
Mitigation
Ensure your system's built-in security features are active and up to date. These standard protections automatically look for memory errors, causing the application to safely shut down the moment it receives too much data, completely blocking any harmful commands from running.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Buffer overflows often can be used to execute arbitrary code, which is usually outside the scope of the product's implicit security policy. This can often be used to subvert any other security service.
Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
Buffer overflows generally lead to crashes. Other attacks leading to lack of availability are possible, including putting the product into an infinite loop.
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