PLP Tools plpnsfd daemon format string attack
| plptools-plpnsfd-format-string (11193) |  High Risk |
Description:
PLP Tools (Psion Link Protocol Tools) is vulnerable to a format string attack, caused by a vulnerability in the plpnfsd daemon logging function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by passing a directory name containing a malicious format string to the program to overwrite memory or execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges, possibly root.
Platforms Affected:
- Matt J. Gumbley, PLP Tools 0.6
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jan 29 2003 - 11:10:52 CST , Local root vuln in SuSE 8.0 plptools package at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0347.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jan 29 2003 - 11:17:28 CST, Re: Local root vuln in SuSE 8.0 plptools package at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0353.html.
- plptools Web page, The PLP Tools project homepage at http://plptools.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-6715: PLP Tools plpnfsd Syslog Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0074: Format string vulnerability in mpmain.c for plpnfsd of the plptools package allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the functions (1) debuglog, (2) errorlog, and (3) infolog.
Reported:
Jan 29, 2003
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