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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.901043
Category:Denial of Service
Title:SystemTap Unprivileged Mode Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
Summary:SystemTap is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
SystemTap is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple errors occur when SystemTap is running in 'unprivileged' mode.

- Error within the handling of the unwind table and CIE/CFI records

- A buffer overflow error when processing a long number of parameters

- A stack overflow when processing DWARF information

Vulnerability Impact:
Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial
of service or compromise a vulnerable system.

Affected Software/OS:
SystemTap version 1.0 and prior.

Solution:
Apply the patch from the referenced bugzilla attachments.

CVSS Score:
1.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2911
36778
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36778
37167
http://secunia.com/advisories/37167
ADV-2009-2989
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2989
FEDORA-2009-10719
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00627.html
FEDORA-2009-10849
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00793.html
[oss-security] 20091021 CVE assignment notification -- CVE-2009-2911 - Three SystemTap-1.0 DoS issues
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/21/1
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41633
http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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