Bidwatcher Remote Format String Vulnerability

BID:12590

Info

Bidwatcher Remote Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12590
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0158
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 18 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 10:06AM
Credit: Ulf Harnhammar is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.16
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.15
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.14
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.13
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.12
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.11
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.10
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.9
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.8
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.7
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.6
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.5
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.4
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.3
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.2
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.1
bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3
Not Vulnerable: bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.17

Discussion

Bidwatcher Remote Format String Vulnerability

A remote format string vulnerability affects bidwatcher. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly implement a formatted string function.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code on an affected computer with the privileges of an unsuspecting user that activated the vulnerable application. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation.

Exploit / POC

Bidwatcher Remote Format String Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Bidwatcher Remote Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an upgrade dealing with this issue.

Debian Linux has released advisory DSA 687-1 along with fixes dealing with this issue. For more information, please see the referenced advisory.

Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200503-06) and an updated eBuild to address this vulnerability. Gentoo users that are running the affected software may apply the update by issuing the following sequence of commands as a superuser:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/bidwatcher-1.13.17"


bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.1

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.10

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.11

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.12

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.13

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.14

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.15

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.16

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.2

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.3

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.4

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.5

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.6

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.7

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.8

bidwatcher bidwatcher 1.3.9

References

Bidwatcher Remote Format String Vulnerability

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