CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-2831

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in das_watchdog 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a large string in the XAUTHORITY environment variable.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to full system compromise by local users, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update das_watchdog to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the XAUTHORITY variable for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in das_watchdog 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a large string in the XAUTHORITY environment variable.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS