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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : screen (MDKSA-2003:113)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 14095

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered and fixed in screen by Timo Sirainen who found an exploitable buffer overflow that allowed privilege escalation. This vulnerability also has the potential to allow attackers to gain control of another user's screen session. The ability to exploit is not trivial and requires approximately 2GB of data to be transferred in order to do so.

Updated packages are available that fix the vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected screen package.

See Also

https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106995837813873&w=2

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 14095

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-113.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:screen, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0972

MDKSA: 2003:113