Stack-based buffer overflow in the DtbClsLogin function in Yosemite Backup 8.7 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code on a…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DtbClsLogin function in Yosemite Backup 8.7 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code on a Linux platform, related to libytlindtb.so; or (2) cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code on a Windows platform, related to ytwindtb.dll; via a long username field during authentication.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

16.9% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• 32246 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 32262 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 49743 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 49744 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• yosemitebackup-dtbclslogin-bo(46515) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://www.insight-tech.org/xploits/yosemiteStackOverflowExploit.zip (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://www.insight-tech.org/index.php?p=Yosemite-backup-8-7-DtbClsLogin-Buffer-Overflow-Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:40 UTC.