Debian xpcd package has a buffer overflow vulnerability exploitable for root privileges.
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 11 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2003-0649 | 27 Aug 200304:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 368-1 (xpcd) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 368-1 (xpcd) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | xpcd - buffer overflow | 8 Aug 200300:00 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2003-0649 | 27 Aug 200304:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2003-0649 | 14 Aug 200304:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA-368-1] New xpcd packages fix buffer overflow | 10 Aug 200300:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | MDKSA-2004:053 - Updated xpcd package fix vulnerabilities | 3 Jun 200400:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | CVE-2003-0649 | 27 Aug 200300:00 | – | ubuntucve |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA-368-1] New xpcd packages fix buffer overflow | 8 Aug 200314:08 | – | debian |
Source | Link |
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debian | www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-368 |
cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-368. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(15205);
script_version("1.22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0649");
script_bugtraq_id(8370);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"368");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-368-1 : xpcd - buffer overflow");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"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."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-368"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.08-8woody1.
We recommend that you update your xpcd package."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xpcd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2003/08/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2003/06/18");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"xpcd", reference:"2.08-8woody1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"xpcd-gimp", reference:"2.08-8woody1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"xpcd-svga", reference:"2.08-8woody1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
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