CVE-2011-5280

Published: Jun 2, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in BOINC 6.13.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long trickle-up to (1) client/cs_trickle.cpp or (2) db/db_base.cpp.

Affected (2)

Products: Universityofcalifornia: Boinc Client

Universityofcalifornia

1 product

Boinc Client

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Universityofcalifornia Boinc Client	Version 6.13.0
Universityofcalifornia Boinc Client	Version 6.13.1

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b04b249db166ec38c1ee99a9eadcaa300c0f454

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae04b50a71f3e96ee1bc59b76fca97cf0fe976f7

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b04b249db166ec38c1ee99a9eadcaa300c0f454

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae04b50a71f3e96ee1bc59b76fca97cf0fe976f7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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