Description
Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2) XSHISENLIB environment variable.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | xshisen | 1.51-1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | xshisen | 1.51-1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | xshisen | 1.51-1-1 | — |
References
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344.html
- xshisen-xshisenlib-bo(13359) vdb-entry
- 9950 third-party-advisory
- xshisen-kconv-bo(13358) vdb-entry
- 8770 vdb-entry
- 8776 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=213957