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Debian DSA-345-1 : xbl - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 15182

Synopsis

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

Description

Another buffer overflow was discovered in xbl, distinct from the one addressed in DSA-327 (CAN-2003-0451), involving the-display command line option. 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-3woody2.

We recommend that you update your xbl package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-345

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15182

File Name: debian_DSA-345.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: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0535

BID: 8145

DSA: 345