Angband X11 game is susceptible to command line overflows that could allow privilege elevation
| angband-bo (3723) |  Low Risk |
Description:
A buffer overflow exists in the FreeBSD game angband that can be used to gain privileges (egid of group games). The overflows are: angband -u$BUF and angband -d$BUF.
Platforms Affected:
- FreeBSD, FreeBSD
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 30 1999 - 17:08:29 CST, Several FreeBSD-3.3 vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q4/0148.html.
- BID-840: FreeBSD angband Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-0826: Buffer overflow in FreeBSD angband allows local users to gain privileges.
- OSVDB ID: 1151: FreeBSD angband Local Overflow
Reported:
Not available
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