CWE-134
AllowedUse of Externally-Controlled Format String
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.
500 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-JHW8-2486-29CW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:39 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:39Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2008-6519"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2009-03-25T18:30:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.",
"id": "GHSA-jhw8-2486-29cw",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:39:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:39:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6519"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41644"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5354"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.bratax.be/advisories/b013.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28603"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JJ2F-7GQW-HPXJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:50 – Updated: 2022-05-17 05:50Format string vulnerability in authcfg.cgi in Accoria Web Server (aka Rock Web Server) 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via format string specifiers in the path (aka Password File) parameter.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2010-2271"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-134"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2010-06-15T14:30:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Format string vulnerability in authcfg.cgi in Accoria Web Server (aka Rock Web Server) 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via format string specifiers in the path (aka Password File) parameter.",
"id": "GHSA-jj2f-7gqw-hpxj",
"modified": "2022-05-17T05:50:14Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T05:50:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2271"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/AccoriaWebServer.pdf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245081"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JJ4V-F22V-8GX6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:46 – Updated: 2022-07-31 00:00Format string vulnerability in panoFileOutputNamesCreate() in libpano13 2.9.20~rc2+dfsg-3 and earlier can lead to read and write arbitrary memory values.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-20307"
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"CWE-134"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-05T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Format string vulnerability in panoFileOutputNamesCreate() in libpano13 2.9.20~rc2+dfsg-3 and earlier can lead to read and write arbitrary memory values.",
"id": "GHSA-jj4v-f22v-8gx6",
"modified": "2022-07-31T00:00:59Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:46:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20307"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946284"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00010.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FVJRXUOBN56ZWP6QQ3NTA6DIFZMDZAEQ"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JE6YZSXNVD6WZ3AG3ENL2DIHQFF24LYX"
},
{
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VYDYBKHT2MNMQCUMAVJNZW4VH6MD5BOF"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-47"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/panotools/files/libpano13/libpano13-2.9.20"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-JQ32-JQVQ-VQV9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 06:15 – Updated: 2022-05-02 06:15Multiple format string vulnerabilities in isns.c in (1) Linux SCSI target framework (aka tgt or scsi-target-utils) 1.0.3, 0.9.5, and earlier and (2) iSCSI Enterprise Target (aka iscsitarget) 0.4.16 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (tgtd daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that involve the isns_attr_query and qry_rsp_handle functions, and are related to (a) client appearance and (b) client disappearance messages.
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"CVE-2010-0743"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2010-04-08T17:30:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Multiple format string vulnerabilities in isns.c in (1) Linux SCSI target framework (aka tgt or scsi-target-utils) 1.0.3, 0.9.5, and earlier and (2) iSCSI Enterprise Target (aka iscsitarget) 0.4.16 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (tgtd daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that involve the isns_attr_query and qry_rsp_handle functions, and are related to (a) client appearance and (b) client disappearance messages.",
"id": "GHSA-jq32-jqvq-vqv9",
"modified": "2022-05-02T06:15:14Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T06:15:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0743"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0362"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0743"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=576359"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57496"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11248"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=574935"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tomo/tgt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=107d922706cd36f3bb79bcca9bc4678c32f22e59"
},
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"url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tomo/tgt.git;a=commit;h=107d922706cd36f3bb79bcca9bc4678c32f22e59"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=127005132403189\u0026w=2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/39142"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/39726"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2042"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:131"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39127"
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"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1786"
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"severity": []
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GHSA-JRJ6-VFJ7-PRCF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:22 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:22Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-2852"
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"nvd_published_at": "2013-06-07T14:03:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.",
"id": "GHSA-jrj6-vfj7-prcf",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:22:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:22:57Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2852"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969518"
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"url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless.git/commit/?id=9538cbaab6e8b8046039b4b2eb6c9d614dc782bd"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1450.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1899-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1900-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1914-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1915-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1916-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1917-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1918-1"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1919-1"
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"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1920-1"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1"
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"severity": []
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GHSA-JWWJ-G6R2-3WHJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:23 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:23Multiple format string vulnerabilities in mcrypt 2.6.8 and earlier might allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) errors.c or (2) mcrypt.c.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2012-4426"
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"nvd_published_at": "2012-11-21T23:55:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Multiple format string vulnerabilities in mcrypt 2.6.8 and earlier might allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) errors.c or (2) mcrypt.c.",
"id": "GHSA-jwwj-g6r2-3whj",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:23:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:23:31Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4426"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/9"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/10/5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/22"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55557"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-M578-RVF9-23RF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:46 – Updated: 2024-04-04 00:45An issue was discovered in scopd on Motorola routers CX2 1.01 and M2 1.01. There is a Use of an Externally Controlled Format String, reachable via TCP port 8010 or UDP port 8080.
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"CVE-2019-12297"
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-05-23T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "An issue was discovered in scopd on Motorola routers CX2 1.01 and M2 1.01. There is a Use of an Externally Controlled Format String, reachable via TCP port 8010 or UDP port 8080.",
"id": "GHSA-m578-rvf9-23rf",
"modified": "2024-04-04T00:45:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:46:25Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12297"
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"url": "https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/iot/morouter_fmtVuln.md"
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-M57C-4VVX-GJGQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-08-25 20:58 – Updated: 2021-08-18 17:45An issue was discovered in the pancurses crate through 0.16.1 for Rust. printw and mvprintw have format string vulnerabilities.
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-08-26T18:15:00Z",
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"id": "GHSA-m57c-4vvx-gjgq",
"modified": "2021-08-18T17:45:17Z",
"published": "2021-08-25T20:58:27Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15546"
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"url": "https://github.com/RustSec/advisory-db/issues/106"
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"url": "https://github.com/ihalila/pancurses/issues/66"
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"url": "https://github.com/ihalila/pancurses"
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"url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0005.html"
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GHSA-M5QF-R8X2-GF8G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:57 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:08This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.5.0.20723. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of the util.printf Javascript method. The application processes the %p parameter in the format string, allowing heap addresses to be returned to the script. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8544.
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-10-04T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.5.0.20723. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of the util.printf Javascript method. The application processes the %p parameter in the format string, allowing heap addresses to be returned to the script. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8544.",
"id": "GHSA-m5qf-r8x2-gf8g",
"modified": "2024-04-04T02:08:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:57:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13318"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-635"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-M6C3-P3RG-CHXV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:46 – Updated: 2022-05-02 03:46Format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort function in src/AbstractCommand.cc in aria2 before 1.6.2, when logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a download URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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"nvd_published_at": "2009-10-20T17:30:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort function in src/AbstractCommand.cc in aria2 before 1.6.2, when logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a download URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.",
"id": "GHSA-m6c3-p3rg-chxv",
"modified": "2022-05-02T03:46:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T03:46:54Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3617"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529342"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ticket/2495"
},
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"url": "http://aria2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/aria2/trunk/NEWS?revision=1586"
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"url": "http://aria2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/aria2/trunk/src/AbstractCommand.cc?r1=1539\u0026r2=1572"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=125568632528906\u0026w=2"
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"url": "http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=125572053420493\u0026w=2"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/59087"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31732"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2960"
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Mitigation
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Mitigation
Ensure that all format string functions are passed a static string which cannot be controlled by the user, and that the proper number of arguments are always sent to that function as well. If at all possible, use functions that do not support the %n operator in format strings. [REF-116] [REF-117]
Mitigation
Run compilers and linkers with high warning levels, since they may detect incorrect usage.
CAPEC-135: Format String Injection
An adversary includes formatting characters in a string input field on the target application. Most applications assume that users will provide static text and may respond unpredictably to the presence of formatting character. For example, in certain functions of the C programming languages such as printf, the formatting character %s will print the contents of a memory location expecting this location to identify a string and the formatting character %n prints the number of DWORD written in the memory. An adversary can use this to read or write to memory locations or files, or simply to manipulate the value of the resulting text in unexpected ways. Reading or writing memory may result in program crashes and writing memory could result in the execution of arbitrary code if the adversary can write to the program stack.
CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog()
This attack targets applications and software that uses the syslog() function insecurely. If an application does not explicitely use a format string parameter in a call to syslog(), user input can be placed in the format string parameter leading to a format string injection attack. Adversaries can then inject malicious format string commands into the function call leading to a buffer overflow. There are many reported software vulnerabilities with the root cause being a misuse of the syslog() function.