CVE-2015-2831

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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