Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2010-2221


Multiple buffer overflows in the iSNS implementation in isns.c in (1) Linux SCSI target framework (aka tgt or scsi-target-utils) before 1.0.6, (2) iSCSI Enterprise Target (aka iscsitarget or IET) 1.4.20.1 and earlier, and (3) Generic SCSI Target Subsystem for Linux (aka SCST or iscsi-scst) 1.0.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (a) a long iSCSI Name string in an SCN message or (b) an invalid PDU.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-2221 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from zaal, from linux, from arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2010-07-08T18:30:00.907

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application zaal tgt ≤ 1.0.5 Yes
Application zaal tgt 0.9.5 Yes
Application zaal tgt 1.0.0 Yes
Application zaal tgt 1.0.1 Yes
Application zaal tgt 1.0.2 Yes
Application zaal tgt 1.0.3 Yes
Application zaal tgt 1.0.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel * No
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget ≤ 1.4.20 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.1.0 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.2.0 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.2.1 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.2.2 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.2.3 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.2.4 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.2.5 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.2.6 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.0 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.1 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.2 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.3 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.4 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.5 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.6 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.7 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.3.8 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.0 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.1 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.2 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.3 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.4 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.5 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.6 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.7 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.8 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.9 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.10 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.11 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.12 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.13 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.14 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.15 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.16 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 0.4.17 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 1.4.18 Yes
Application arne_redlich_\&_ross_walker iscsitarget 1.4.19 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem ≤ 1.0.1 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.0a Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.1 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.2 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.3 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.3 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.3 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.3 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.4 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.5 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.5.1 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 0.9.5.2 Yes
Application vladislav_bolkhovitin generic_scsi_target_subsystem 1.0.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel * No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For zaal's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.