CVE-2007-0235

NameCVE-2007-0235
DescriptionStack-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1255-1
Debian Bugs407020

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libgtop2 (PTS)buster2.38.0-4fixed
bookworm, bullseye2.40.0-2fixed
sid, trixie2.41.3-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libgtop2sourcesarge2.6.0-4sarge1DSA-1255-1
libgtop2source(unstable)2.14.4-3medium407020

Notes

libgtop does not contain the affected code.
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