CVE - CVE-2009-2911

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-2911	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation with a large number of arguments that trigger a kernel stack overflow, (2) cause a denial of service via crafted DWARF expressions that trigger a kernel stack frame overflow, or (3) cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors that trigger creation of large unwind tables, related to Common Information Entry (CIE) and Call Frame Instruction (CFI) records.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20091021 CVE assignment notification -- CVE-2009-2911 - Three SystemTap-1.0 DoS issues URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/21/1 MISC:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41633 CONFIRM:http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175 FEDORA:FEDORA-2009-10719 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00627.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2009-10849 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00793.html BID:36778 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36778 SECUNIA:37167 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37167 VUPEN:ADV-2009-2989 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2989
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20090820	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090820)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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