Bug#1093384: ratfor: CVE-2024-55577

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: ratfor
Version: 1.06-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
X-Debbugs-Cc: carnil at debian.org, Debian Security Team <team at security.debian.org>

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for ratfor.

CVE-2024-55577[0]:
| Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linux Ratfor
| 1.06 and earlier. When the software processes a file which is
| specially crafted by an attacker, arbitrary code may be executed. As
| a result, the attacker may obtain or alter information of the user
| environment or cause the user environment to become unusable.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-55577
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55577
[1] https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92217718/

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore