SUP format string attack
| sup-format-string (16459) |  High Risk |
Description:
SUP (Software Upgrade Protocol) is vulnerable to a format string attack, caused by vulnerabilities in the ogquit, logerr and loginfo functions. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the supfilesrv process.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0:
Upgrade to the latest sup package (1.8-8woody2 or later), as listed in DSA 521-1. See References.
References:
- BID-10571: Sup Remote Syslog Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0451: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the (1) logquit, (2) logerr, or (3) loginfo functions in Software Upgrade Protocol (SUP) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in messages that are logged by syslog.
- DSA-521: sup -- format string vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1010539: sup Logging Function Format String Errors May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Platforms Affected:
- Carnegie Mellon University SUP
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
Reported:
Jun 19, 2004
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