Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kon2 (MDKSA-2003:064)

A vulnerability was discovered in kon2, a Kanji emulator for the console. A buffer overflow in the command line parsing can be exploited, leading to local users being able to gain root privileges. These updated packages provide a fix for this vulnerability. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

CVE-2002-1155

CVE-2002-1155 describes a buffer overflow in KON kon2 (versions up to 0.3.9b) that allows a local user to execute arbitrary code via a long -Coding command line argument. The vulnerability affects the command line parsing in KON2 and can lead to root-privelege escalation. Public references includ...

CVE-2002-1155

Buffer overflow in KON kon2 0.3.9b and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -Coding command line argument...