DSA-014-2 splitvt -- buffer overflow and format string attack

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-014-2 splitvt -- buffer overflow and format string attack

Date Reported:

23 Jan 2001

Affected Packages:

splitvt

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 2210.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-0111, CVE-2001-0112.

More information:

It was reported recently that splitvt is vulnerable to numerous buffer overflow attack and a format string attack. An attacker was able to gain access to the root user id.

We recommend you upgrade your splitvt package immediately.

Fixed in:

Debian 2.2 (potato)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/splitvt_1.6.5-0potato1.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/splitvt_1.6.5-0potato1.dsc

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/splitvt_1.6.5.orig.tar.gz

alpha:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/splitvt_1.6.5-0potato1_alpha.deb

arm:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/splitvt_1.6.5-0potato1_arm.deb

i386:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/splitvt_1.6.5-0potato1_i386.deb

m68k:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/splitvt_1.6.5-0potato1_m68k.deb

powerpc:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/splitvt_1.6.5-0potato1_powerpc.deb

sparc:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/splitvt_1.6.5-0potato1_sparc.deb