Crafty long argument buffer overflow
| crafty-long-argument-bo (13017) |  High Risk |
Description:
Crafty is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of user-supplied input. If Crafty is installed setgid, a local attacker could pass an overly long argument to the program using a command line option to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with group "games" privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 2003.
References:
- BID-9893: Lim Unlimited Crafty Command Line Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0612: Multiple buffer overflows in main.c for Crafty 19.3 allow local users to gain group games privileges via long command line arguments to crafty.bin.
- SA9577: Crafty Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1009393: Crafty Game Command Line Buffer Overflows May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- SECTRACK ID: 1009398: (Debian Issues Fix) Crafty Game Command Line Buffer Overflows May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Platforms Affected:
- Robert Hyatt Crafty 19.3
Reported:
Aug 21, 2003
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