Summary
The remote host is missing an update to atari800
announced via advisory DSA 609-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20609-1
Insight
Adam Zabrocki discovered multiple buffer overflows in atari800, an Atari emulator. In order to directly access graphics hardware, one of the affected programs is installed setuid root. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.2-1woody3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your atari800 package immediately.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-1076 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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