Half-Life Server StatsMe statsme.cpp format string attack
| halflife-statsme-format-string (11040) |  High Risk |
Description:
Valve Software's Half-Life Server is vulnerable to a format string attack that could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges. If a remote attacker has the rcon password, the attacker could pass malicious format strings to the server using the sm_playerstats user-supplied value in the statsme.cpp file, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server with elevated privileges, possibly root.
Platforms Affected:
- Sierra, Half-Life Dedicated Server
- Sierra, Half-Life Server
- Valve Software, StatsMe plug-in for Half-Life Server 2.6.16
- Valve Software, StatsMe plug-in for Half-Life Server 2.6.19
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jan 11 2003 - 02:47:38 CST , [VSA0303] Half-Life StatsMe remote (root) hole at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0077.html.
- BID-6578: Half-Life StatsMe Plug-in MakeStats Format String Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 11, 2003
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