Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | New xpcd packages fix buffer overflow |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-368 | First vendor Publication | 2003-08-08 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2003-08-08 |
| 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
| Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in xpcd-svga which can be triggered by a long HOME environment variable. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to gain root privileges. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.08-8woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you update your xpcd package. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-368 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 368-1 (xpcd) File : nvt/deb_368_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 6582 | xpcd xpcd-svga HOME Variable Overflow A local overflow exists in xpcd. The xpcd fails to check the boundary of the HOME environment variable, resulting in a buffer overflow. By sending a long string to $Home, a local attacker can overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the server with elevated privileges, 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-368.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-31 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2004-053.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:32:50 |
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