Zblast Local Username Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

BID:7836

Info

Zblast Local Username Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7836
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 06 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 06 2003 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was reported by Vade 79 <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: zblast zblast 1.2
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Zblast Local Username Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported for zblast, an svgalib-based game. The problem occurs when copying data from a user-supplied environment variable into a static memory buffer. By storing excessive data within the variable, it may be possible for an attacker to corrupt process memory, ultimately resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Exploit / POC

Zblast Local Username Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

An exploit has been released by v9[[email protected]]:

References

Zblast Local Username Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

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