Short Name |
APP:CVS:DIR-OVERFLOW |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
CVS Directory Heap Overflow |
Release Date |
2006/02/22 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.1+, isg-3.5+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against the double free () function in Concurrent Versions System protocol. Attackers sending an over long directory name can cause a heap double free on some CVS systems.
CVS is prone to a double free vulnerability in the Directory requests. An attacker may potentially take advantage of this issue to cause heap memory to be corrupted with attacker-supplied values, which may result in execution of arbitrary code.