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Debian: DSA-4478-1 Critical: dosbox Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey July 10, 2019
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Several security weaknesses in DOSBox might enable remote code execution on the machine; suggested patches are now accessible.
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the DOSBox emulator, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code on the host running DOSBox when running a malicious executable in ...

Summary

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the DOSBox emulator, which could
result in the execution of arbitrary code on the host running DOSBox
when running a malicious executable in the emulator.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 0.74-4.2+deb9u2.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.74-2-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your dosbox packages.

For the detailed security status of dosbox please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/dosbox

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: dosbox
CVE ID: CVE-2019-7165 CVE-2019-12594

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