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no-brainer SMTP Client "log_msg" Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16279
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Release Date:
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2005-08-01
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Last Update:
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2005-08-05
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Popularity:
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6,434 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | no-brainer SMTP (nbSMTP) 0.x
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in no-brainer SMTP client, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in the "log_msg()" function and can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted string containing format specifiers.
Successful exploitation requires that the user is tricked into connecting to a malicious SMTP server.
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