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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2007-0235 EUVD-2007-0237GHSA-xwpj-cq6f-3cxv

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial…

Published Jan 16, 2007 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: libgtop2 Ecosystem: Debian

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a process with a long filename that is mapped in its address space, which triggers the overflow in gnome-system-monitor.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libgtop2 2.14.4-3 —
Debian 13 libgtop2 2.14.4-3 —
Debian 12 libgtop2 2.14.4-3 —
Debian 3.1 libgtop2 2.6.0-4sarge1 DSA-1255-1

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 4 libgtop2 +1 2.8.0-1.0.2 RHSA-2007:0765

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 2

References