Debian Security Advisory

DSA-322-1 typespeed -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

16 Jun 2003

Affected Packages:

typespeed

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CAN-2003-0435.

More information:

typespeed is a game which challenges the player to type words correctly and quickly. It contains a network play mode which allows players on different systems to play competitively. The network code contains a buffer overflow which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code under the privileges of the user invoking typespeed, in addition to gid games.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.1-2.2.

For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.0-5.2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you update your typespeed package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0-5.2.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0-5.2.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0.orig.tar.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0-5.2_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0-5.2_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0-5.2_i386.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0-5.2_m68k.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0-5.2_powerpc.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.0-5.2_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1.orig.tar.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_ia64.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_hppa.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/typespeed/typespeed_0.4.1-2.2_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.