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Debian DSA-609-1 : atari800 - buffer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 15961

Synopsis

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

Description

Adam Zabrocki discovered multiple buffer overflows in atari800, an Atari emulator. In order to directly access graphics hardware, one of the affected programs is installed setuid root. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges.

Solution

Upgrade the atari800 package immediately.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.2-1woody3.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-609

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15961

File Name: debian_DSA-609.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/14/2004

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: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:atari800, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1076

DSA: 609