Debian DSA-684-1 : typespeed - format string

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16470

Synopsis

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

Description

Ulf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a problem in typespeed, a touch-typist trainer disguised as game. This could lead to a local attacker executing arbitrary code as group games.

Solution

Upgrade the typespeed package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.1-2.3.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-684

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16470

File Name: debian_DSA-684.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/16/2005

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: 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:typespeed, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0105

DSA: 684