Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a process with a long filename that is mapped in its address space, which triggers the overflow in gnome-system-monitor.
Published: 2007-01-16
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1255-1 New libgtop2 packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0237 Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a process with a long filename that is mapped in its address space, which triggers the overflow in gnome-system-monitor.
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Libgtop Libgtop
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:12:17.587Z

Reserved: 2007-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0235

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-01-16T18:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0235

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-01-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-0235 - Bugzilla

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