CVE-2010-2221

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the iSNS implementation in isns.c in (1) Linux SCSI target framework (aka tgt or scsi-target-utils) before 1.0.6, (2) iSCSI Enterprise Target (aka iscsitarget or IET) 1.4.20.1 and earlier, and (3) Generic SCSI Target Subsystem for Linux (aka SCST or iscsi-scst) 1.0.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (a) a long iSCSI Name string in an SCN message or (b) an invalid PDU.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.08% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://scst.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/scst?view=revision&revision=1793
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-07/0022.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1760 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-07/0058.html mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/65992 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:131 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/65990 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41327 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0518.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/65991 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=E2BB8074E5500C42984D980D4BD78EF904075006%40MFG-NYC-EXCH2.mfg.prv&forum_name=iscsitarget-devel mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/40485 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/stgt/2010-July/003858.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=593877
http://secunia.com/advisories/40494 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://scst.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/scst/trunk/iscsi-scst/usr/isns.c?r1=1793&r2=1792&pathrev=1793
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1786 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024175 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/40495 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2221?
CVE-2010-2221 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2221?
To fix CVE-2010-2221, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2221 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2221 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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