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Debian DSA-334-1 : xgalaga - buffer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 15171

Synopsis

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

Description

Steve Kemp discovered several buffer overflows in xgalaga, a game, which can be triggered by a long HOME environment variable. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to gain gid 'games'.

Solution

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.34-19woody1.

We recommend that you update your xgalaga package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-334

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15171

File Name: debian_DSA-334.nasl

Version: 1.23

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: 6.6

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:xgalaga, 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: 6/28/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0454

BID: 8058

DSA: 334