RHSA-2003:050

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Red Hat Security Advisory: kon2 security update

view advisory published 2003-06-09

A buffer overflow in kon2 allows local users to obtain root privileges.

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describes (1)

Related CVEs.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2002-1155UShigh7.2Exploit
Buffer overflow in KON kon2 0.3.9b and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -Coding command line argument.
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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remediations (3)

  • FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:050
  • FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:050
  • FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:050
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