Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xbl
announced via advisory DSA 327-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20327-1
Insight
Steve Kemp discovered several buffer overflows in xbl, a game, which can be triggered by long command line arguments. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to gain gid 'games'.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0k-3woody1.
For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0i-7potato1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version 1.0k-5.
We recommend that you update your xbl package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2003-0451 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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