Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | groff printf format problem |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-072 | First vendor Publication | 2001-08-10 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2001-08-10 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | 1 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Zenith Parse found a security problem in groff (the GNU version of troff). The pic command was vulnerable to a printf format attack which made it possible to circumvent the -S option and execute arbitrary code. This has been fixed in version 1.15.2-2. wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-072 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 6 | |
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 072-1 (groff) File : nvt/deb_072_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 107-1 (jgroff) File : nvt/deb_107_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Groff pic Utility Format String Remote Command Execution groff contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered when an attacker uses LPD to pass a specially crafted string to the pic utility included in groff. It is possible that the flaw may allow arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-072.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:25:27 |
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