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Name:
Xtacacsd.BufferOverflow.FreeBsd
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Released Date:
Feb 19 2008
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Severity:
high
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FortiGuard Center
> Vulnerability Encyclopedia

In-Depth Analysis
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Description
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This indicates an attempt to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in Xtacacsd running under freebsd.
The vulnerability is caused by a input parameter check error in the report function. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitray code on a victim system by sending an excessively long username parameter.
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Impact
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System compromise: remote code execution.
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Affected Products
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XTACACSD version 4.1.2 and prior.
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Aliases
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FreeBSD.Xtacacsd.Username.Buffer.Overflow
Xtacacsd.BufferOverflow.FreeBsd
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References
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N/A
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Recommended Actions
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Currently we are not aware of any vendor supplied patch for this issue.
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