CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0949

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Heap overflow in the savestr function in LBNL traceroute 1.4a5 and earlier allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands via the -g option.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability allows local users to execute unauthorized commands, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of traceroute that does not contain this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap overflow in savestr function in LBNL traceroute 1.4a5 and earlier allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands via the -g option.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS