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Debian DSA-641-1 : playmidi - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 16181

Synopsis

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

Description

Erik Sjolund discovered that playmidi, a MIDI player, contains a setuid root program with a buffer overflow that can be exploited by a local attacker.

Solution

Upgrade the playmidi package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4-4woody1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-641

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16181

File Name: debian_DSA-641.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/17/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:playmidi, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0020

DSA: 641