CVE-2004-0172 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2004-0172

Heap-based buffer overflow in the search_for_command function of ltrace 0.3.10,...

Vulnerability Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the search_for_command function of ltrace 0.3.10, if it is installed setuid, could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: It is unclear whether there are any packages that install ltrace as a setuid program, so this candidate might be REJECTed.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

juan cespedes

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Affected Software

ltrace
Vulnerable Versions:
0.3.10

Timeline

Official Publish: February 23rd, 2004
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.