Executive Summary

Summary
Title gpm (gpm-root) format string vulnerabilities
Informations
Name DSA-095 First vendor Publication 2001-12-27
Vendor Debian Last vendor Modification 2001-12-27
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The package 'gpm' contains the 'gpm-root' program, which can be used to create mouse-activated menus on the console. Among other problems, the gpm-root program contains a format string vulnerability, which allows an attacker to gain root privileges.

This has been fixed in version 1.17.8-18.1, and we recommend that you upgrade your 1.17.8-18 package immediately.

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-095

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 095-1 (gpm)
File : nvt/deb_095_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
2013 gpm-root Format String Privilege Escalation

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2004-09-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-095.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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