Debian DSA-649-1 : xtrlock - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16233

Synopsis

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

Description

A buffer overflow has been discovered in xtrlock, a minimal X display lock program which can be exploited by a malicious local attacker to crash the lock program and take over the desktop session.

Solution

Upgrade the xtrlock package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0-6woody2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16233

File Name: debian_DSA-649.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/25/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0079

DSA: 649

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