Stefan Frings SMS Server Tools Local Format String Vulnerability

BID:16188

Info

Stefan Frings SMS Server Tools Local Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 16188
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-0083
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 09 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 05 2006 06:49PM
Credit: Ulf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit project discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: SMS Server Tools SMS Server Tools 1.14.8
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
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
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Stefan Frings SMS Server Tools Local Format String Vulnerability

A local format-string vulnerability affects Stefan Frings SMS Server Tools.

The problem presents itself when the affected application tries to log messages using a formatted-print function. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before including it in the format-specifier argument of a formatted-print function.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges, ultimately facilitating privilege escalation.

Version 1.14.8 of SMS Server Tools is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Stefan Frings SMS Server Tools Local 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]

Solution / Fix

Stefan Frings SMS Server Tools Local Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced advisories for more information.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].


SMS Server Tools SMS Server Tools 1.14.8

References

Stefan Frings SMS Server Tools Local Format String Vulnerability

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