Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-2831

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.

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Affected products

Das Watchdog Project/Das Watchdog2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:das_watchdog_project:das_watchdog:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:das_watchdog_project:das_watchdog:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =0.9.0

Patches

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References

www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3221nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/8nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/02/13nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/73706nvd
github.com/kmatheussen/das_watchdog/commit/bd20bb02e75e2c0483832b52f2577253febfb690nvd

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