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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : WindowMaker (MDKSA-2001:074)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 13889

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A buffer overflow exists in the WindowMaker window manager's window title handling code, as discovered by Alban Hertroys. Many programs, such as web browsers, set the window title to something obtained from the network, such as the title of the currently-viewed web page. As such, this buffer overflow could be exploited remotely. WindowMaker versions above and including 0.65.1 are fixed upstream; these packages have been patched to correct the problem.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.windowmaker.org/src/ChangeLog

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 13889

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2001-074.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:windowmaker, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:windowmaker-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwraster2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwraster2-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1027

MDKSA: 2001:074