A buffer overflow in Echoping might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Package | net-analyzer/echoping on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 6.0.2_p434 |
Unaffected versions | >= 6.0.2_p434 |
Echoping is a small program to test performances of a remote host by sending it TCP packets.
A boundary error exists within the “TLS_readline()” function, which can be exploited to overflow a global buffer by sending an overly long encrypted HTTP reply to Echoping. Also, a similar boundary error exists within the “SSL_readline()” function, which can be exploited in the same manner.
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted HTTP reply, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Echoping users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/echoping-6.0.2_p434"
Release date
June 06, 2014
Latest revision
June 06, 2014: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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