ja-xklock buffer overflow
| ja-xklock-bo (6073) |  High Risk |
Description:
Ja-xklock is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. The ja-xklock port is installed setuid root. A local attacker can overflow a buffer in ja-xklock to gain root privileges on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:19: ja-xklock port contains a local root compromise.
- BID-2379: ja-xlock Local Root Compromise Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-0221: Buffer overflow in ja-xklock 2.7.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.
- OSVDB ID: 6990: ja-xklock Overflow
Platforms Affected:
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.5.1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- FreeBSD ja-xklock 2.7.1
Reported:
Feb 07, 2001
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