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Danny Lungstrom discoverd a vulnerability in chbg, a tool to change background pictures. A maliciously crafted configuration/scenario file could overflow a buffer and lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the victim's machine.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 644-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze January 18th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : chbg Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-1264 Debian Bug : 285904 Danny Lungstrom discoverd a vulnerability in chbg, a tool to change background pictures. A maliciously crafted configuration/scenario file could overflow a buffer and lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the victim's machine. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5-1woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5-4. We recommend that you upgrade your chbg package. Upgrade Instructions - --------------------wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody - -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 600 3cb28b61fb97dca63f09a486dae5612f Size/MD5 checksum: 3612 08098cf0fec406380e968186766de027 Size/MD5 checksum: 322878 4a158c94c25b359c86da1de9ef3e986b Alphaarchitecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 294456 afd6ce377d43c0df909d955e04c328cd ARM architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 247338 878c528ab81decd999503ad47557fc4a Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 244862 d3a09b86dfc44164c541cda2eb66ce66 Intel IA-64 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 345228 e4b9ae6b9da9c34d5a930727bdfc1a44 HP Precision architecture: Cannot be updated due to compiler error. Motorola 680x0 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 222916 7dce4c0b3ae27f624ee472bd153d5c66 Big endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 249054 66402b53b158bfa0b2144b6b97b1d794 Little endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 247536 769f5074ad1f4b148191d0e196d01778 PowerPC architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 271272 f6b03b2a05de42ee203d7d9cbfe7c468 IBM S/390 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 239098 f20c7b0e36ecfc4540d3673f4ec477dd Sun Sparc architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 263302 28df5318e314bbaf79493b485aa6cffa These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For apt-get: deb https://www.debian.org/security/ stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian Security Notice DSA 645-2 alerts about a potential vulnerability in xterm, which could allow unauthorized access through specially crafted documents.. Debian Security, Buffer Overflow, Chbg Exploit, Code Execution, Package Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 18, 2005
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