--- title: "CVE-2011-2199\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2199?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2011-2199 Publication date 22 July 2012 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Buffer overflow in tftp-hpa before 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the utimeout option. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2199?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | tftp-hpa | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Ignored | | 10.10 maverick | Ignored | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2199?format=md#patch-details) ## Notes --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) caught by FORTIFY\_SOURCE, just a DoS for connection only, not for server. No security impact. ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | tftp-hpa | * Upstream: | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2199) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2199) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2199) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2199) ### Other references *