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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10833
Category:Gain root remotely
Title:dtspcd overflow
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The 'dtspcd' service is running. This service deals with
the CDE interface for the X11 system.

Some versions of this daemon are vulnerable to a buffer overflow
attack which may allow an attacker to gain root privileges on
this host.

*** This warning might be a false positive,
*** as no real overflow was performed

Solution : See http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-31.html
to determine if you are vulnerable or deactivate this service
(comment out the line 'dtspc' in /etc/inetd.conf and restart the inetd process)

Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 3517
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2001-0803
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3517
Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2001-SCO.30
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2001-SCO.30/
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-31.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-01.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#172583
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172583
COMPAQ Service Security Patch: SSRT541
http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT-541.shtml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX0111-175
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3651
ISS Security Advisory: 20011112 Multi-Vendor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in CDE Subprocess Control Service
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise101.php
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A70
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A74
SGI Security Advisory: 20011107-01-P
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011107-01-P
Sun Security Bulletin: 00214
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/214
XForce ISS Database: cde-dtspcd-bo(7396)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7396
CopyrightThis script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison

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