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[DSA368] DSA-368-1 xpcd

Family:

Debian Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

DSA-368-1 xpcd

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Cve_id:

CAN-2003-0649

Bugtraq_id:

8370

Xrefs:

DSA:368

Description:

Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in xpcd-svga which can be
triggered by a long HOME environment variable. This vulnerability
could be exploited by a local attacker to gain root privileges.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.08-8woody1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you update your xpcd package.


Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-368
Risk factor : High