Executive Summary

Summary
Title New xonix packages fix failure to drop privileges
Informations
Name DSA-484 First vendor Publication 2004-04-14
Vendor Debian Last vendor Modification 2004-04-14
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:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Steve Kemp discovered a vulnerability in xonix, a game, where an external program was invoked while retaining setgid privileges. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain gid "games".

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem will be fixed in version 1.4-19woody1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you update your xonix package.

Original Source

Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-484

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 484-1 (xonix)
File : nvt/deb_484_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
5358 xonix Mailer Privilege Escalation

xonix contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the application calls an external mail application without dropping privileges. This flaw may lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity and/or availability.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2004-09-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-484.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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