freesweep Environment Variable Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:8716

Info

freesweep Environment Variable Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8716
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0828
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 28 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 11:56PM
Credit: Discovery credited to Steve Kemp.
Vulnerable: Gus! & Psilord freesweep 0.90
Gus! & Psilord freesweep 0.88
+ 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
+ Debian Linux 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

freesweep Environment Variable Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

It has been reported that freesweep is vulnerable by a buffer overflow condition related to the processing of several environment variables. This vulnerability may be exploited by local attackers to gain group 'games' privileges.

Exploit / POC

freesweep Environment Variable Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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