First published: Tue Nov 01 2011(Updated: )
Integer overflow in inc/server.hpp in libnet6 (aka net6) before 1.3.14 might allow remote attackers to hijack connections and gain privileges as other users by making a large number of connections until the overflow occurs and an ID of another user is provided.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Oracle Solaris SPARC | =11.2 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | <=1.3.13 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.1 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.2 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.3 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.4 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.5 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.6 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.7 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.8 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.9 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.10 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.11 | |
armin burgmeier net6 | =1.3.12 | |
openSUSE | =11.3 | |
openSUSE | =11.4 |
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CVE-2011-4093 has a high severity rating due to the potential for privilege escalation via remote connection hijacking.
To fix CVE-2011-4093, upgrade libnet6 to version 1.3.14 or later.
The CVE-2011-4093 vulnerability was reported by Vasiliy Kulikov.
CVE-2011-4093 affects libnet6 versions prior to 1.3.14 and certain versions of Oracle Solaris and openSUSE.
Yes, CVE-2011-4093 primarily affects Oracle Solaris and openSUSE distributions.