Detections
Analytics

Debian DSA-062-1 : rxvt - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14899

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Samuel Dralet reported on bugtraq that version 2.6.2 of rxvt (a VT102 terminal emulator for X) have a buffer overflow in thett_printf() function. A local user could abuse this making rxvt print a special string using that function, for example by using the -T or -name command-line options. That string would cause a stack overflow and contain code which rxvt will execute.

Since rxvt is installed sgid utmp an attacker could use this to gain utmp which would allow them to modify the utmp file.

Solution

This has been fixed in version 2.6.2-2.1, and we recommend that you upgrade your rxvt package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-062

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14899

File Name: debian_DSA-062.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rxvt, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1077

BID: 2878

DSA: 062