CVE-2007-0235

Stack overflow libgtop when pathname of mmap()-ed file is too long

Published Jan 16, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a process with a long filename that is mapped in its address space, which triggers the overflow in gnome-system-monitor.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1255-1 New libgtop2 packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0237 Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a process with a long filename that is mapped in its address space, which triggers the overflow in gnome-system-monitor.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:12 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 16, 2007, 6:28 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:35 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 14, 2007, 12:00 AM