Apcupsd log_event() format string attack
| apcupsd-logevent-format-string (11334) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apcupsd is vulnerable to a format string attack, caused by a vulnerability in the log_event() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by passing a specially-crafted packet containing a malicious format string to the program to execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the Apcupsd process.
Platforms Affected:
- APC, Apcupsd 3.10.4
- APC, Apcupsd 3.8.5
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.1 IA64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.2 PPC
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apcupsd (3.8.6 or later), available from the Apcupsd Web page. See References.
For Mandrake Linux 8.1, 8.2, and 9.0:
Upgrade to the latest apcupsd package (3.10.5-1.1mdk or later), as listed in MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2003:018:apcupsd. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of apcupsd (3.10.5 or later), as listed in Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200302-13. See References.
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest apcupsd package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2003:022 for more information. See References.
For SuSE Linux: Upgrade to the latest apcupsd package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2003:022 for more information. See References.
SuSE 8.1: 3.8.6-17 or later
SuSE 8.0: 3.8.6-16 or later
SuSE 7.3: 3.8.2-70 or later
SuSE 7.3 (Sparc): 3.8.2-30 or later
SuSE 7.3 (Power PPC): 3.8.2-56 or later
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest version of apcupsd (3.8.5-1.1.1 or later), as listed in DSA-277-1. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- Apcupsd Web site, Apcupsd, a daemon for controlling APC UPSes at http://www2.apcupsd.com/.
- Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200302-13, apcupsd -- remote root vulnerability and buffer overflows at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0292.html.
- BID-6828: APC apcupsd Client Syslog Format String Vulnerability
- BID-7200: APC apcupsd Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2003-0098: Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.
- DSA-277: apcupsd -- buffer overflows
- MDKSA-2003:018: Updated apcupsd packages fix buffer overflow and remove vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1006108: Apcupsd Format String Flaw May Let Remote Users Gain Root Access
- SUSE-SA:2003:022: apcupsd: remote system compromise
Reported:
Feb 15, 2003
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