Debian DSA-484-1 : xonix - failure to drop privileges

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15321

Synopsis

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

Description

Steve Kemp discovered a vulnerability in xonix, a game, where an external program was invoked while retaining setgid privileges. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain gid 'games'.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem will be fixed in version 1.4-19woody1.

We recommend that you update your xonix package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-484

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15321

File Name: debian_DSA-484.nasl

Version: 1.19

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xonix, 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: 4/14/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0157

BID: 10149

DSA: 484