CVE-2015-2831

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2015-04-14

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Das Watchdog (Das Watchdog Project)

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