Stanley T. Shebs xconq 7.4.1 USER/DISPLAY memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Stanley T. Shebs xconq 7.4.1. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument USER/DISPLAY as part of Environment Variable causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-0607. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Stanley T. Shebs xconq 7.4.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument USER/DISPLAY as part of a Environment Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in xconq 7.4.1 allows local users to become part of the "games" group via the (1) USER or (2) DISPLAY environment variables.

The weakness was disclosed 03/29/2004 by Steve Kemp (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0607 since 07/28/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15191 (Debian DSA-354-1 : xconq - buffer overflows), 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 databases at X-Force (12765), Tenable (15191) and SecurityFocus (BID 8307†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Stanley T. Shebs

Name

• xconq

Version

• 7.4.1

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15191
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-354-1 : xconq - buffer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 53643
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 354-1 (xconq)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/28/2003 🔍
07/29/2003 +1 days 🔍
07/29/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2004 +244 days 🔍
03/29/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +184 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +3668 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1650 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Steve Kemp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0607 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0607
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21697

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X-Force: 12765
SecurityFocus: 8307 - XConq Multiple Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 17:06
Updated: 04/22/2019 11:49
Changes: 10/15/2014 17:06 (65), 04/22/2019 11:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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