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ez-ipupdate "show_message()" Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13167
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Release Date:
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2004-11-11
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Popularity:
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6,577 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | ez-ipupdate 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-0980
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Description:
Ulf Harnhammar has reported a vulnerability in ez-ipupdate, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in the "show_message()" function. A malicious server can exploit this by returning a specially crafted response containing format specifiers.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code, but requires that the application is running in daemon mode.
Solution:
Don't run the application in daemon mode.
Certain Linux distributions have reportedly issued updated versions.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Ulf Harnhammar
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