Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | New playmidi packages fix local root exploit |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-641 | First vendor Publication | 2005-01-17 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2005-01-17 |
| 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
| Erik Sjölund discovered that playmidi, a MIDI player, contains a setuid root program with a buffer overflow that can be exploited by a local attacker. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4-4woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4debian-3. We recommend that you upgrade your playmidi package. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-641 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 641-1 (playmidi) File : nvt/deb_641_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 13049 | Playmidi playmidi.c File Name Overflow A local overflow exists in Playmidi. The application fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted file name, a malicious user can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2005-01-19 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-010.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-01-17 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-641.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:33:45 |
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