Description
DOSBox 0.72 and earlier allows local users to obtain access to the filesystem on the host operating system via the mount command. NOTE: the researcher reports a vendor response stating that this is not a security problem
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 | dosbox | 0.72-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | dosbox | 0.72-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | dosbox | 0.72-1 | — |
References
- 20071210 Filesystem access in DOSBox 0.72 mailing-list
- ADV-2007-4170 vdb-entry
- http://aluigi.org/poc/dosboxxx.zip
- dosbox-mount-unauthorized-access(38970) vdb-entry
- 26802 vdb-entry
- 3442 third-party-advisory
- 44766 vdb-entry