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A vulnerability was found in John Bovey Xvt 2.1 on Debian Linux. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument -name/-T
with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) -name and (2) -T arguments.
The weakness was published 12/31/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1561 since 07/14/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14919 (Debian DSA-082-1 : xvt - Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (14919).
Product
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 14919
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-082-1 : xvt - Buffer Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53572
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 082-1 (xvt)
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Timeline
07/02/2001 🔍10/18/2001 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-1561 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 2964 - Xvt -T Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/11/2014 13:32Updated: 05/01/2019 11:39
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:32 (63), 05/01/2019 11:39 (2)
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