CVE-2015-2831

Published: Apr 14, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

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 (1)

Products: Das Watchdog Project: Das Watchdog

Das Watchdog Project

1 product

Das Watchdog

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Das Watchdog Project Das Watchdog	Version 0.9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3221

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/8

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/kmatheussen/das_watchdog/commit/bd20bb02e75e2c0483832b52f2577253febfb690

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3221