# CVE-2011-5280: 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 (

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-02 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3
- http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae04b50a71f3e96ee1bc59b76fca97cf0fe976f7
- http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b04b249db166ec38c1ee99a9eadcaa300c0f454

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