CVE-2015-2831
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
Description
Buffer overflow in das_watchdog 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a large string in the XAUTHORITY environment variable.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.9.0-3.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.9.0-3.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.9.0-3.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.9.0-3.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| das_watchdog_project | das_watchdog | 0.9.0 | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3221
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/02/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73706
- https://github.com/kmatheussen/das_watchdog/commit/bd20bb02e75e2c0483832b52f2577253febfb690
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2831
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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