XShisen -KCONV command line option buffer overflow
| xshisen-kconv-bo (13358) |  High Risk |
Description:
XShisen is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of user-supplied input. If XShisen is installed setgid, a local attacker could pass a long argument to the program using the -KCONV command line option to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with set group id (setgid) 'games' privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Xshisen, Xshisen 1.51
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BID-8770: XShisen -KCONV Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-8776: XShisen XSHISENLIB Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1053: Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2) XSHISENLIB environment variable.
- SA9950: XShisen Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Oct 06, 2003
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