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Motor ktools VGETSTRING Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20329
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Release Date:
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2006-05-31
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Popularity:
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4,937 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Motor 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3863
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Motor, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to the use of a vulnerable version of the ktools library.
For more information:
SA17768
The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.4.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Restrict use of affected applications to only accept input from trusted sources.
Some Linux vendors have issued fixed packages.
Other References:
SA17768:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17768/
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