Sun Remote Services Net Connect Software Local Format String Vulnerability

BID:26313

Info

Sun Remote Services Net Connect Software Local Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26313
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3880
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 03 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 20 2007 09:24PM
Credit: Sean Larsson of iDefense Labs is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Sun Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software 3.2.4
Sun Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software 3.2.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun Remote Services Net Connect Software Local Format String Vulnerability

Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software is prone to a local format-string vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before passing it as the format specifier to a formatted-printing function.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary machine code with superuser privileges. A successful attack will completely compromise the computer. Failed attempts may cause denial-of-service conditions.

Exploit / POC

Sun Remote Services Net Connect Software Local Format String Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Sun Remote Services Net Connect Software Local Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an advisory and patches to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Sun Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software 3.2.3

References

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