splitvt 1.6.3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:1346

Info

splitvt 1.6.3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1346
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 01 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 01 2000 12:00AM
Credit:
Vulnerable: Sam Lantinga splitvt 1.6.3
+ Debian Linux 2.1
Not Vulnerable: Sam Lantinga splitvt 1.6.4

Discussion

splitvt 1.6.3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A buffer overflow condition that could be exploited to obtain root exists in splitvt 1.6.3 and earlier. Splitvt is distributed with several Linux distributions.

Exploit / POC

splitvt 1.6.3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

splitvt 1.6.3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Upgrade to 1.6.4 of splitvt. Debian users can obtain upgrades from http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605a

References

splitvt 1.6.3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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