Dawn of Time MUD Server Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	25944
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-5265
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 05 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:35PM
Credit:	Luigi Auriemma is credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable:	Michael Garratt Dawn of Time 1.69r
Not Vulnerable:

Dawn of Time MUD Server Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities

Dawn of Time MUD server is prone to multiple format-string vulnerabilities.

Exploiting these issues will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of a user running the application. Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.

These issues affect Dawn of Time 1.69s beta4 and 1.69r; other versions may also be affected.

Dawn of Time MUD Server Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities

The following example exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/25944.html

Dawn of Time MUD Server Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities

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

Dawn of Time MUD Server Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities

References:

• Dawn of Time Homepage (Michael Garratt (a.k.a. Kalahn))