Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1351-1 bochs -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:
07 Aug 2007
Affected Packages:
bochs
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-2893.
More information:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that bochs, a highly portable IA-32 PC emulator, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the emulated NE2000 network device driver, which may lead to privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 2.3-2etch1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.3+20070705-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your bochs packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-doc_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochsbios_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_arm.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-svga_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/sb16ctrl-bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_ia64.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.1.1+20041109-3sarge1_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-doc_2.3-2etch1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochsbios_2.3-2etch1_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-svga_2.3-2etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_arm.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-svga_2.3-2etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/sb16ctrl-bochs_2.3-2etch1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_ia64.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs_2.3-2etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-sdl_2.3-2etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-term_2.3-2etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-wx_2.3-2etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bochs-x_2.3-2etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bochs/bximage_2.3-2etch1_sparc.deb

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