CVE-2009-3448 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 29 Sep 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the NetVault Backup daemon by sending malformed packets to port 20031, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2009-3448?

CVE-2009-3448 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

npvmgr.exe in BakBone NetVault Backup 8.22 Build 29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a packet to (1) TCP or (2) UDP port 20031 with a large value in an unspecified size field, which is not properly handled in a malloc operation. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3448?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bakbone Netvault.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3448?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2009-3448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7jfh-mfwx-qffg.