CVE-2009-0241
Stack-based buffer overflow in the process_path function in gmetad/server.c in Ganglia 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 5.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the process_path function in gmetad/server.c in Ganglia 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request to the gmetad service with a long pathname.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Ganglia gmetad 3.0.6 - 'process_path()' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32726dos, linuxpublished 15 Jan 2009Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.3% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References8
- http://bugzilla.ganglia.info/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-200903-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 33506 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 34228 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [Ganglia-developers] 20090113 patches for: [Sec] Gmetad server BoF and network overload + [Feature] multiple requests per conn on interactive port (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 33299 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 35416 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-0249 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-0241)Record last updated .