Spider read_file buffer overflow
| spider-readfile-bo (17573) |  High Risk |
Description:
Spider is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the read_file function in the movelog.c file. By sending a long string containing 1024 characters as an argument to the -s command line option, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges, typically setgid games.
Platforms Affected:
- Linux, Spider 1.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- Emuadmin - Spider 1.1 Advisory 10032004, Spider 1.1 buffer overflow. at http://www.emuadmin.com/advisories/spider-1.1-10032004.
- BID-11317: Spider Movelog.c Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 04, 2004
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