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Debian DSA-327-1 : xbl - buffer overflows

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15164

Synopsis

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

Description

Steve Kemp discovered several buffer overflows in xbl, a game, which can be triggered by long command line arguments. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to gain gid 'games'.

Solution

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0k-3woody1.

For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0i-7potato1.

We recommend that you update your xbl package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-327

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15164

File Name: debian_DSA-327.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xbl, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0451

BID: 7989

DSA: 327