GATOS xatitv buffer overflow
| gatos-xatitv-bo (18930) |  High Risk |
Description:
GATOS could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by a vulnerability in xatitv, one of the programs in the GATOS package. xatitv, which is installed setuid to allow direct access to video hardware, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the exported_display function in xutils.c file. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to possibly execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody): Upgrade to the latest GATOS package (0.0.5-6woody3 or later), as listed in DSA-640-1. See References.
References:
- BID-12273: Gatos xatitv Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0016: Buffer overflow in the exported_display function in xatitv in gatos before 0.0.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
- DSA-640: gatos -- buffer overflow
- SA13884: Debian GATOS xatitv "exported_display()" Buffer Overflow
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- GATOS GATOS
Reported:
Jan 15, 2005
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