GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection and thread consumption) via a large number of connections.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/25/4 | third party advisory mailing list |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77975 | vdb entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/1 | third party advisory mailing list |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55198 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50343 | permissions required third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.gnugk.org/gnugk-3.1.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/25/3 | third party advisory mailing list |
| http://www.osvdb.org/84862 | vdb entry broken link |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00070.html | third party advisory vendor advisory |