CVE-2011-4093

Publication date 10 February 2014

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Description

Integer overflow in inc/server.hpp in libnet6 (aka net6) before 1.3.14 might allow remote attackers to hijack connections and gain privileges as other users by making a large number of connections until the overflow occurs and an ID of another user is provided.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
net6	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	13.04 raring	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Ignored end of life
	11.04 natty	Ignored end of life
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
net6	Upstream: http://git.0x539.de/?p=net6.git;a=commitdiff;h=84afca022f063f89bfcd4bb32b1ee911f555abf1;hp=ac61d7fb42a1f977fb527e024bede319c4a9e169

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4093