tftp: buffer overflow when setting utimeout option
Published Jul 22, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.25%
Description
Buffer overflow in tftp-hpa before 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the utimeout option.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tftp
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tftp
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tftp
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tftp | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tftp | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tftp | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. The Red Hat Security Response Team has reviewed this bug and determined it has no security impact on the tftp packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6. Refer to the following bugzilla for additional details: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2199
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.25% (0.05246) | 92.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.25% (0.05246) | 91.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.11% (0.02113) | 82.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04660) | 81.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.11% (0.02113) | 82.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 12, 2025 | 12.97% (0.12973) | 95.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 11.31% (0.11312) | 95.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.05% (0.10052) | 95.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 9.74% (0.09742) | 94.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.56% (0.08560) | 93.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 89.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 88.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 75.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=network/tftp/tftp-hpa.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=6df0d97b1f6c99f49d65e9ff80aa7b847f0e21e1%3Bhb=badf05140d3c2408715a73a52c0f35887e337c04 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=network/tftp/tftp-hpa.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f3035c45bc50bb5cac87ca01e7ef6a12485184f8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-05.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48411 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2199 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713950 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2199
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2199
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=network/tftp/tftp-hpa.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=6df0d97b1f6c99f49d65e9ff80aa7b847f0e21e1%3Bhb=badf05140d3c2408715a73a52c0f35887e337c04 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=network/tftp/tftp-hpa.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f3035c45bc50bb5cac87ca01e7ef6a12485184f8 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-12.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-05.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48411 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2199 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713950 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2199 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2199 |
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