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Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in zblast-svgalib, when savingthe high score file.. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 369-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Matt Zimmerman August 8th, 2003 Debian -- Debian security FAQ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : zblast Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE Ids : CAN-2003-0613 Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in zblast-svgalib, when saving the high score file. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local user to gain gid 'games', if they can achieve a high score. For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2pre-5woody2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version 1.2.1-7. We recommend that you update your zblast 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: 629 342cf492e3784f3a8f28e1ef05b07eaa Size/MD5 checksum: 3168 d318fe30cb889504e505552831e201e6 Size/MD5 checksum: 538922 bce4d51eb69682567b737c5eaa91a9b9 Architecture independent components: Size/MD5 checksum: 496918 c062e34ee87694546a79880af612dc00 Alpha architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 52476 c5d3e1ad4d1836768cd1aa532f7354e6 ARMarchitecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 42714 f66c9d086d1f150f3daa203cb2f9dd49 Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 32632 faa3cdf7051a4184e1b68070d43eac95 Size/MD5 checksum: 34932 63302caf4eade00c97be50d29d67d2a7 Intel IA-64 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 57678 50aa16fa917f18b4ca691a3b3959c578 HP Precision architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 43698 07a64c5d21272d3cf76dfced0ea20547 Motorola 680x0 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 32034 d40ee60665f8b363835dba5dd4890725 Big endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 42418 99641d413e7887a9eb4940a3c04442d8 Little endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 42068 3af9a555e17c654a0b434f34a061646e PowerPC architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 39990 dbbc5ddef8af798e54ff029e21d4334e IBM S/390 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 40606 34a9bf81352557b8e2c1f1927080fd54 Sun Sparc architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 41932 bdb32572963ab08f1a4951934b31d23b These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information 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. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . A critical buffer overflow has been identified in Zblast. Update your Debian 3.0 system to mitigate risks.. Debian Buffer Overflow Exploit Fix, Zblast Security Update, DSA 369-1 Advisory. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 11, 2003
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