Description
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.
References
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727710
- http://git.0x539.de/?p=net6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ac61d7fb42a1f977fb527e024bede319c4a9e169%3Bhp=08c8e2261604c6fcbbaf62f9ae9d13f7015fcb9a
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750631
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0008 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0040 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20111031 Re: CVE request: 3 flaws in libobby and libnet6 mailing-list