# CVE-2005-3534: Buffer overflow in the Network Block Device (nbd) server 2.7.5 and earlier, and 2.8.0 through 2.8.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the Network Block Device (nbd) server 2.7.5 and earlier, and 2.8.0 through 2.8.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large request, which is written past the end of the buffer because nbd does not account for memory taken by the reply header.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/43610
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18503
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-924
- http://www.osvdb.org/21848
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18209
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/237-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18171
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18135
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-14.xml
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=380210&group_id=13229
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=9201144&forum_id=40388
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=380202&group_id=13229
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43353
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18315

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