CVE-2011-2193 Memory corruption in n/a

High 8.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can gain privileges via buffer overflows in TORQUE Resource Manager, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2011-2193?

CVE-2011-2193 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) 2.x before 2.4.14, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, and 3.x before 3.0.2 allow (1) remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a long Job_Name field in a qsub command to the server, and might allow (2) local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a long host variable in pbs_iff.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2193?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clusterresources Torque Resource Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2193?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-2193 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2193 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DSA-2329-1, GHSA-7222-82wf-3qpq.

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