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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA354] DSA-354-1 xconq Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA354] DSA-354-1 xconq |
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DSA-354-1 xconq Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in xconq, in processing the USER environment variable. In the process of fixing this bug, a similar problem was discovered with the DISPLAY environment variable. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to gain gid 'games'. For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 7.4.1-2woody2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. Refer to Debian bug #202963. We recommend that you update your xconq package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-354 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 8307 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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