VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-2831

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-04-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references