TI-2009-00225 Aliases CVE-2009-0241 GHSA-7c32-r36c-5227

Stack-based buffer overflow in the process_path function in gmetad/server.c in Ganglia…

MEDIUM 41CWE-119Published 2009-01-21 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05346 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ganglia:ganglia:3.1.1:::::::*	3.1.1	Vulnerable	Ganglia

cpe:2.3:a:ganglia:ganglia:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Ganglia

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0241
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7c32-r36c-5227

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

TI-2011-03298 Ganglia 3.1.7 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2007-06162 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ganglia-web in Ganglia before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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