xtrlock 2.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in xtrlock 2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0079. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in xtrlock 2.0. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation 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 xtrlock 2.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and hijack the desktop session.

The bug was discovered 01/20/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 with Debian (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0079 since 01/14/2005. 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 neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 102 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19178 (FreeBSD : xtrlock -- X display locking bypass (f7e8d2ca-410e-40b2-8748-3abd021e44a9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18991), Tenable (19178), SecurityFocus (BID 12316†), OSVDB (13098†) and Secunia (SA13938†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 19178
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : xtrlock -- X display locking bypass (f7e8d2ca-410e-40b2-8748-3abd021e44a9)
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OpenVAS ID: 53484
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 649-1 (xtrlock)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/14/2005 🔍
01/20/2005 +6 days 🔍
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02/07/2005 +18 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +84 days 🔍
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06/01/2005 +30 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +42 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3527 days 🔍
05/29/2019 +1541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24300
X-Force: 18991
SecurityFocus: 12316 - xtrlock Unspecified Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13938
OSVDB: 13098 - DSA 649-1 - xtrlock
Vulnerability Center: 6983 - Buffer Overflow in xtrlock 2.0 Allows DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/29/2019 18:40
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (70), 05/29/2019 18:40 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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