CVE-2013-2131

Format string vulnerability in the rrdtool module 1.4.7 for Python, as used in Zenoss, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers to the rrdtool.graph function.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/135.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/67.html

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/19/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/31/2
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969296
• https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/issues/396
• https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/pull/397
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/19/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/31/2
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969296
• https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/issues/396
• https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/pull/397