TrACESroute -T format string
| tracesroute-t-format-string (9291) |  High Risk |
Description:
TrACESroute is vulnerable to a local format string attack. A local attacker could supply a malicious format string to the program using the -T argument to execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian, Debian Linux 2.3
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Ehud Gavron, TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.4
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.0
Remedy:
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest nkita or nkitb package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SuSE-SA:2000:041 for more information. See References.
SuSE Linux 7.0 (Intel and SPARC): nkitb-2000.10.4-0 or later
SuSE Linux 7.0 (PPC): nkitb-2000.10.5-0 or later
SuSE Linux 6.4 (Intel, PPC and Alpha): nkitb-2000.10.4-0 or later
SuSE Linux 6.3 (Intel and Alpha): nkita-2000.10.4-0 or later
SuSE Linux 6.2, 6.1 and 6.0 (Intel): nkita-2000.10.4-0 or later
For Debian Linux:
Upgrade to the latest traceroute-nanog package, as listed below. Refer to DSA-254-1 for more information. See References.
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato): 6.0-2.2 or later
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody): 6.1.1-1.2 or later
—OR—
As a workaround, remove the setuid bit from TrACESroute.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jun 07 2002 - 06:40:05 CDT, Re: Format String bug in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0049.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jul 21 2002 - 07:09:24 CDT, Nanog traceroute format string exploit. at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0234.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jun 06 2002 - 15:13:39 CDT, Format String bug in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0040.html.
- SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2000:041, traceroute at http://www.suse.com/de/security/2000_041_traceroute_txt.html.
- BID-4956: Ehud Gavron TrACESroute Terminator Function Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1051: Format string vulnerability in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD (aka NANOG traceroute) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -T (terminator) command line argument.
- DSA-254: traceroute-nanog -- buffer overflow
Reported:
Jun 06, 2002
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