CVE-2011-0530

Description

Buffer overflow in the mainloop function in nbd-server.c in the server in Network Block Device (nbd) before 2.9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2005-3534 regression.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.89% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-35.xml vendor advisory
https://github.com/yoe/nbd/commit/3ef52043861ab16352d49af89e048ba6339d6df8 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43610 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054071.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0403 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673562 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/3 mailing list patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65720 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/7 mailing list patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0582 vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=611187
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054083.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46572 vdb entry
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086846 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2183 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43353 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0530?
CVE-2011-0530 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0530?
To fix CVE-2011-0530, 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-2011-0530 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0530 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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