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lbreakout2 buffer overflow

Package(s):

lbreakout2

CVE #(s):

CAN-2004-0158

Created:

February 23, 2004

Updated:

February 25, 2004

Description:

During an audit, Ulf Harnhammar discovered a vulnerability in lbreakout2, a game, where proper bounds checking was not performed on environment variables. This bug could be exploited by a local attacker to gain the privileges of group "games".

Alerts:

Debian

DSA-445-1

2004-02-21

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