#1148417 redir: CVE-2020-37182

Package:
src:redir
Source:
src:redir
Submitter:
Moritz Mühlenhoff
Date:
2026-09-19 17:59:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1148417#5
Date:
2026-09-19 16:38:28 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for redir.

CVE-2020-37182[0]:
| Redir 3.3 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in the
| doproxyconnect() function that allows attackers to crash the
| application by sending oversized input. Attackers can exploit the
| sprintf() buffer without proper length checking to overwrite memory
| and cause a segmentation fault, resulting in program termination.

Fixed by: https://github.com/troglobit/redir/commit/372c792e9d320012490d8eca170f0462a92013fa (master)


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-37182
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37182

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.