{"id":"CVE-2008-2357","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-2357","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:44:30.585Z","title":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the split_redraw function in split.c in mtr before 0.73, when invoked with the -p (aka --split) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS PTR record.","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the split_redraw function in split.c in mtr before 0.73, when invoked with the -p (aka --split) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS PTR record.  NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the ns_name_ntop function in resolv/ns_name.c in glibc and the proper fix should be in glibc; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in mtr.","published":"2008-05-21T13:24:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:53:37.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["matt kimball and roger wolff/mtr"],"epss":{"score":0.04705,"percentile":0.91749,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp.bitwizard.nl/mtr/mtr-0.73.diff","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30312","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30340","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30359","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30522","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30967","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-01.xml","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3903","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0175","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1587","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:176","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/3","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/4","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492260/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29290","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020046","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42535","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2558","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp.bitwizard.nl/mtr/mtr-0.73.diff","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30312","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30340","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30359","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30522","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30967","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-01.xml","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3903","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0175","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1587","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:176","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/3","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/4","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492260/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29290","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020046","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42535","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2558","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2357","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}