GLSA-200503-24 : LTris: Buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17580

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200503-24 (LTris: Buffer overflow)

LTris is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when reading the global highscores file.
Impact :

By modifying the global highscores file a malicious user could trick another user to execute arbitrary code.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All LTris users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=games-puzzle/ltris-1.0.10'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-24

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17580

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200503-24.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 3/21/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ltris, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2005

Reference Information

GLSA: 200503-24