Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-2831
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 16.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- 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
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2015-2831
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cpe:2.3:a:das_watchdog_project:das_watchdog:0.9.0