FKIE_CVE-2014-5439

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-11-19 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:11
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Multiple Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities exists in Sniffit prior to 0.3.7 via a crafted configuration file that will bypass Non-eXecutable bit NX, stack smashing protector SSP, and address space layout randomization ASLR protection mechanisms, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129292/Sniffit-Root-Shell.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/88
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71318
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129292/Sniffit-Root-Shell.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/88
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71318
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sniffit_project sniffit *
debian debian_linux 8.0
debian debian_linux 9.0
debian debian_linux 10.0
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