FreeBSD/NetBSD Rogue saved game buffer overflow
| bsd-rogue-bo (10261) |  High Risk |
Description:
Rogue is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By creating a malicious saved Rogue game file and calling this file with an overly long parameter, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute code on the system with setgid game privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
For NetBSD-current:
Upgrade to the latest version of NetBSD-current (dated 2002-10-02 or later), as listed in NetBSD Security Advisory 2002-021. See References.
For NetBSD 1.6:
Upgrade to the latest version of NetBSD 1.6 (dated 2002-10-03 or later), as listed in NetBSD Security Advisory 2002-021. See References.
For NetBSD 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, and 1.5.3:
Upgrade to the latest version of the NetBSD 1.5 branch (dated 2002-10-03 or later), as listed in NetBSD Security Advisory 2002-021. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Sep 28 2002 - 13:57:18 CDT : local exploitable overflow in rogue/FreeBSD .
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Oct 08 2002 - 00:28:24 CDT: rogue vulnerability. (From Full-Disclosure Mailing List archive)
- BID-5837: Rogue Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1192: Multiple buffer overflows in rogue on NetBSD 1.6 and earlier, FreeBSD 4.6, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain games group privileges via malformed entries in a game save file.
- OSVDB ID: 6098: Multiple BSD Rogue Game Multiple Overflows
- SA7181: FreeBSD local privilege escalation
- SA7252: NetBSD updates to fix issues in rogue
Platforms Affected:
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6
- Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman Rogue 5.3
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.2
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.3
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.6
Reported:
Sep 28, 2002
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