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TFTPD32 Request Error Message Format String Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running TFTPD32 and is prone to format string vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a format string error when the filename received in a TFTP request is used to construct an error message. This can be exploited to crash the application via a TFTP request packet containing a specially crafted filename.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Tftpd32 version 2.81.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Tftpd32 version 2.8.2 or later.