Multiple buffer overflows in readline.c in Echoping 6.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause…
Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
Multiple buffer overflows in readline.c in Echoping 6.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted reply in the (1) TLS_readline or (2) SSL_readline function, related to the EchoPingHttps Smokeping probe.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03459 89th 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:echoping_project:echoping:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | Echoping Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:echoping_project:echoping:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Echoping Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5111
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgq5-6q75-rvff
References
Sources
- CVE-2010-5111 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-5111 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgq5-6q75-rvff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-5111 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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