CVE-2010-2725 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash BarnOwl or potentially execute arbitrary code by exploiting unchecked return values in libzephyr functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2725?
CVE-2010-2725 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BarnOwl before 1.6.2 does not check the return code of calls to the (1) ZPending and (2) ZReceiveNotice functions in libzephyr, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2725?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Barnowl Barnowl.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2725?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2010-2725 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2725 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2725, DSA-2102-1, GHSA-3p2m-vxm4-c34h.