Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0652 - Local Security vulnerability in Xtokkaetama 1.0B6

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
xtokkaetama
nessus
NVD
Published: 2003-08-27
Updated: 2016-10-18

Summary

Buffer overflow in xtokkaetama allows local users to gain privileges via a long -nickname command line argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0611.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Xtokkaetama
1

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-367.NASL
descriptionAnother buffer overflow was discovered in xtokkaetama, involving the
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id15204
published2004-09-29
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15204
titleDebian DSA-367-1 : xtokkaetama - buffer overflow
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-367. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15204);
  script_version("1.20");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0652");
  script_bugtraq_id(8337);
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"367");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-367-1 : xtokkaetama - buffer overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Another buffer overflow was discovered in xtokkaetama, involving the
'-nickname' command line option. This vulnerability could be exploited
by a local attacker to gain gid 'games'."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-367"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been
fixed in version 1.0b-6woody2.

We recommend that you update your xtokkaetama package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xtokkaetama");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2003/08/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"xtokkaetama", reference:"1.0b-6woody2")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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