GLSA 200503-06: BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability

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Severity:	normal
Title:	BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability
Date:	03/03/2005
Bugs:	#82460
ID:	200503-06

Synopsis

BidWatcher is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.

Background

BidWatcher is a free auction tool for eBay users to keep track of their auctions.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/bidwatcher	< 1.3.17	>= 1.3.17	All supported architectures

Description

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in "netstuff.cpp".

Impact

Remote attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted responses via an eBay HTTP server or a man-in-the-middle attack to execute arbitrary malicious code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BidWatcher users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/bidwatcher-1.13.17"

References

CAN-2005-0158

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-06.xml

Concerns?

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