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Debian DSA-074-1 : wmaker - buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 14911

Synopsis

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

Description

Alban Hertroys found a buffer overflow in Window Maker (a popular window manager for X). The code that handles titles in the window list menu did not check the length of the title when copying it to a buffer. Since applications will set the title using data that can't be trusted (for example, most web browsers will include the title of the web page being shown in the title of their window), this could be exploited remotely.

Solution

This has been fixed in version 0.61.1-4.1 of the Debian package, and upstream version 0.65.1. We recommend that you update your Window Maker package immediately.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-074

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 14911

File Name: debian_DSA-074.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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:debian:debian_linux:wmaker, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1027

DSA: 074