Heap-based buffer overflow in tcptrack before 1.4.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument
Published Sep 2, 2011
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.33%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in tcptrack before 1.4.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in limited scenarios in which tcptrack is "configured as a handler for other applications." This issue might not qualify for inclusion in CVE.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.4.1
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.2.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.4.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:M/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02333) | 82.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02333) | 81.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01914) | 82.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01575) | 87.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01575) | 87.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.42% (0.01421) | 84.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 84.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 82.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 65.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/293 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/31/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.rhythm.cx/~steve/devel/tcptrack/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49352 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377917 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729096 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69467 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/293 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/31/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.rhythm.cx/~steve/devel/tcptrack/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49352 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377917 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729096 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69467 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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