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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1845-1] dosbox security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dosbox' package(s) announced via the DSA-1845-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in DOSBox, an emulator for running old DOS programs. CVE-2019-7165 A very long line inside a bat file would overflow the parsing buffer which could be used by an attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2019-12594 Insufficient access controls inside DOSBox allowed attackers to access resources on the host system and execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'dosbox' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 0.74-4+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your dosbox packages.