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Debian DSA-693-1 : luxman - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 17324

Synopsis

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

Description

Kevin Finisterre discovered a buffer overflow in luxman, an SVGA based PacMan clone, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary commands as root.

Solution

Upgrade the luxman package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.41-17.2.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-693

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17324

File Name: debian_DSA-693.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/15/2005

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

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 3/14/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0385

BID: 12797

DSA: 693