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chbg: buffer overflow

Package(s):

chbg

CVE #(s):

CAN-2004-1264

Created:

January 18, 2005

Updated:

February 2, 2005

Description:

Danny Lungstrom discovered a vulnerability in chbg, a tool to change background pictures. A maliciously crafted configuration/scenario file could overflow a buffer and lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the victim's machine.

Alerts:

Mandrake	MDKSA-2005:027	2005-02-01
Debian	DSA-644-1	2005-01-18

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