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CVE-2010-2221 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the iSNS implementation in isns.c in (1) Linux SCSI target framework (aka tgt or scsi-target-utils) before 1.0…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2237

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.3%
EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the iSNS implementation in isns.c in (1) Linux SCSI target framework (aka tgt or scsi-target-utils) before 1.0.6, (2) iSCSI Enterprise Target (aka iscsitarget or IET) 1.4.20.1 and earlier, and (3) Generic SCSI Target Subsystem for Linux (aka SCST or iscsi-scst) 1.0.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (a) a long iSCSI Name string in an SCN message or (b) an invalid PDU.

Patch / fix

  • scsi-target-utils RHEL 5 CLUSTER_STORAGE 0.0-6.20091205snap.el5_5.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0518

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-2221 updated cvss 6.8

scsi-target-utils: stack buffer overflow vulnerability

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 scsi-target-utils
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Cluster-Storage (v. 5 server) scsi-target-utils 0.0-6.20091205snap.el5_5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0518
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 scsi-target-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

5.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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