Debian DSA-372-1 : netris - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 15209

Synopsis

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

Description

Shaun Colley discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in netris, a network version of a popular puzzle game. A netris client connecting to an untrusted netris server could be sent an unusually long data packet, which would be copied into a fixed-length buffer without bounds checking. This vulnerability could be exploited to gain the privileges of the user running netris in client mode, if they connect to a hostile netris server.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.5-4woody1.

We recommend that you update your netris package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15209

File Name: debian_DSA-372.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0685

BID: 8400

DSA: 372

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