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Debian Security Advisory DSA 369-1                     security@debian.org 
Debian -- Security Information                              Matt Zimmerman
August 8th, 2003                         Debian -- Debian security FAQ 
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Package        : zblast
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem-Type   : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids        : CAN-2003-0613

Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in zblast-svgalib, when saving
the high score file.  This vulnerability could be exploited by a local
user to gain gid 'games', if they can achieve a high score.

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed
in version 1.2pre-5woody2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version
1.2.1-7.

We recommend that you update your zblast package.

Upgrade Instructions
- --------------------

wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
        will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
        will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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  Source archives:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:      629 342cf492e3784f3a8f28e1ef05b07eaa
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:     3168 d318fe30cb889504e505552831e201e6
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   538922 bce4d51eb69682567b737c5eaa91a9b9

  Architecture independent components:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   496918 c062e34ee87694546a79880af612dc00

  Alpha architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    52476 c5d3e1ad4d1836768cd1aa532f7354e6

  ARM architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    42714 f66c9d086d1f150f3daa203cb2f9dd49

  Intel IA-32 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    32632 faa3cdf7051a4184e1b68070d43eac95
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    34932 63302caf4eade00c97be50d29d67d2a7

  Intel IA-64 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    57678 50aa16fa917f18b4ca691a3b3959c578

  HP Precision architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    43698 07a64c5d21272d3cf76dfced0ea20547

  Motorola 680x0 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    32034 d40ee60665f8b363835dba5dd4890725

  Big endian MIPS architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    42418 99641d413e7887a9eb4940a3c04442d8

  Little endian MIPS architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    42068 3af9a555e17c654a0b434f34a061646e

  PowerPC architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    39990 dbbc5ddef8af798e54ff029e21d4334e

  IBM S/390 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    40606 34a9bf81352557b8e2c1f1927080fd54

  Sun Sparc architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    41932 bdb32572963ab08f1a4951934b31d23b

  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next revision.

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For apt-get: deb  Debian -- Security Information  stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp:    dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show ' and  http://packages.debian.org/

Debian: zblast buffer overflow vulnerability

August 11, 2003
Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in zblast-svgalib, when savingthe high score file.

Summary

Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in zblast-svgalib, when saving
the high score file. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local
user to gain gid 'games', if they can achieve a high score.

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed
in version 1.2pre-5woody2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version
1.2.1-7.

We recommend that you update your zblast package.

Upgrade Instructions
- --------------------

wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody

Source archives:


Size/MD5 checksum: 629 342cf492e3784f3a8f28e1ef05b07eaa

Size/MD5 checksum: 3168 d318fe30cb889504e505552831e201e6

Size/MD5 checksum: 538922 bce4d51eb69682567b737c5eaa91a9b9

Architecture independent components:


Size/MD5 checksum: 496918 c062e34ee87694546a79880af612dc00

Alpha architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 52476 c5d3e1ad4d1836768cd1aa532f7354e6

ARM architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 42714 f66c9d086d1f150f3daa203cb2f9dd49

Intel IA-32 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 32632 faa3cdf7051a4184e1b68070d43eac95

Size/MD5 checksum: 34932 63302caf4eade00c97be50d29d67d2a7

Intel IA-64 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 57678 50aa16fa917f18b4ca691a3b3959c578

HP Precision architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 43698 07a64c5d21272d3cf76dfced0ea20547

Motorola 680x0 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 32034 d40ee60665f8b363835dba5dd4890725

Big endian MIPS architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 42418 99641d413e7887a9eb4940a3c04442d8

Little endian MIPS architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 42068 3af9a555e17c654a0b434f34a061646e

PowerPC architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 39990 dbbc5ddef8af798e54ff029e21d4334e

IBM S/390 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 40606 34a9bf81352557b8e2c1f1927080fd54

Sun Sparc architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 41932 bdb32572963ab08f1a4951934b31d23b

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next revision.

For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show ' and http://packages.debian.org/



Severity
Package : zblast
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem-Type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids : CAN-2003-0613

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