Description
Format string vulnerability in the monitor "memory dump" command in VICE 1.6 to 1.14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (emulator crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an output string.
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 | vice | 1.14-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | vice | 1.14-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | vice | 1.14-2 | — |
References
- 20040614 VICE emulator format string vulnerability mailing-list
- vice-memory-dump-format-string(16404) vdb-entry
- 10543 vdb-entry