CVE-2015-2831 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2015-04-14

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:das_watchdog_project:das_watchdog:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-194-1	das-watchdog security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3221-1	das-watchdog security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2919	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Das Watchdog Project Das Watchdog

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-04-14T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:24:39.119Z

Reserved: 2015-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2831

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-14T18:59:06.963

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-2831

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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