OSVDB ID: 8333 Title: Conquest Environment Variable Overflow |
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A local overflow exists in Conquest. In conf.c and conqlb.c there are several sprintf calls that read data from the HOME variable without checking the length resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code as the group that owns the conquest executable (conquest is installed SGID) resulting in a loss of integrity, and/or availability. |
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Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation Impact: Loss of Integrity Exploit: Exploit Unknown Disclosure: OSVDB Verified |
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Upgrade to version 8.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): apply the patch from the Debian project to 7.1. |
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