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CVE-2002-0901: Amanda: Buffer overflow

CVE-2002-0901 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Amanda. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Multiple buffer overflows in Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver (AMANDA) 2.3.0.4 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long commands to the amindexd daemon, or certain local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments to the programs (2) amcheck, (3) amgetidx, (4) amtrmidx, (5) createindex-dump, or (6) createindex-gnutar.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Amanda: 2.3.0.4

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9181.php
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9182.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4836
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4840
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274215