Stack-based buffer overflow in the split_redraw function in split.c in...

Vulnerability Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the split_redraw function in split.c in mtr before 0.73, when invoked with the -p (aka --split) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS PTR record. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the ns_name_ntop function in resolv/ns_name.c in glibc and the proper fix should be in glibc; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in mtr.

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/30340
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30522
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492260/100/0/threaded
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30312
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:176
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29290
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-01.xml
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/3
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30359
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42535
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/4
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3903
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1587
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0175
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/1
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020046
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2558
• ftp://ftp.bitwizard.nl/mtr/mtr-0.73.diff