CVE-2010-2725
barnowl - arbitrary code execution
EPSS 1.5%
Description
BarnOwl before 1.6.2 does not check the return code of calls to the (1) ZPending and (2) ZReceiveNotice functions in libzephyr, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
How to fix CVE-2010-2725
To remediate CVE-2010-2725, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/barnowl—upgrade to 1.6.2-1 or later
- Debian/barnowl—upgrade to 1.0.1-4+lenny2 or later
Is CVE-2010-2725 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6.2-1
- from 0, < 1.0.1-4+lenny2