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Debian Security Advisory DSA 062-1 (rxvt)
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 to rxvt announced via advisory DSA 062-1.
Insight
Insight
Samuel Dralet reported on bugtraq that version 2.6.2 of rxvt (a VT102 terminal emulator for X) have a buffer overflow in the tt_printf() function. A local user could abuse this making rxvt print a special string using that function, for example by using the -T or -name command-line options. That string would cause a stack overflow and contain code which rxvt will execute. Since rxvt is installed sgid utmp an attacker could use this to gain utmp which would allow him to modify the utmp file. This has been fixed in version 2.6.2-2.1, and we recommend that you upgrade your rxvt package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20062-1