Buffer Overflow in das_watchdog by KMatheussen
CVE-2015-2831

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Key Information:

Vendor: Das Watchdog Project
Status: Das Watchdog
Vendor: CVE Published:; 14 April 2015

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What is CVE-2015-2831?

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in das_watchdog version 0.9.0, allowing local users to exploit this weakness to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This exploitation can be achieved through the manipulation of a large string within the XAUTHORITY environment variable, posing significant security risks to systems running this application.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/02/13

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https://github.com/kmatheussen/das_watchdog/commit/bd20bb...

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73706

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Apr 14, 2015
Vulnerability Reserved
Apr 2, 2015