CVE-2011-2199

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2011-06-10
Bugzilla:
713950: CVE-2011-2199 tftp: buffer overflow when setting utimeout option

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Buffer overflow in tftp-hpa before 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the utimeout option.

Find out more about CVE-2011-2199 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. The Red Hat Security Response Team has reviewed this bug and determined it has no security impact on the tftp packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6. Refer to the following bugzilla for additional details: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2199

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5.1
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tftp Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 tftp Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 tftp Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 tftp Will not fix

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