Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | New super packages fix format string vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-522 | First vendor Publication | 2004-06-19 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2004-06-19 |
| 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
| Max Vozeler discovered a format string vulnerability in super, a program to allow specified users to execute commands with root privileges. This vulnerability could potentially be exploited by a local user to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 3.16.1-1.2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will has been fixed in version 3.23.0-1. We recommend that you update your super package. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-522 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 522-1 (super) File : nvt/deb_522_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 7588 | super Local Format String Super contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is due to a format string error. No further details have been provided. This flaw may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with the root privilege, resulting in 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-522.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:33:22 |
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