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TITLE:
Ganglia "process_path()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33506

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Ganglia 3.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/2520/

DESCRIPTION:
Spike Spiegel has discovered a vulnerability in Ganglia, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"process_path()" function in gmetad/server.c. This can be exploited
to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by e.g. sending a specially
crafted message to the gmetad service.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.1.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Spike Spiegel

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.mail-archive.com/ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net/msg04929.html

http://bugzilla.ganglia.info/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223

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