SpeedTouch format string attack
| speedtouch-format-string (17792) |  High Risk |
Description:
Thomson (formerly Alcatel) SpeedTouch is vulnerable to a format string attack, caused by a vulnerability in the modem_run, pppoa2, and pppoa3 daemon. A local attacker could supply specially-crafted format string characters to the syslog function to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 8.2
- Thomson, Thomson SpeedTouch Home USB driver prior to 1.3.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SpeedTouch (1.3.1 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of speedtouch (1.3.1 or later), as listed in GLSA 200411-04. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest speedtouch package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:130 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 1.2-1.1.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Multi Network Firewall 8.2: 1.0-3.1.M82mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 1.0-3.1.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 1.2-2.beta3.2.1.100mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.1: 1.3-8.1.101mdk or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- SourceForge.net, Project: Speedtouch USB for *nix: File List at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=32758&package_id=28264&release_id=271734.
- SpeedTouch USB ADSL Modem Web page, SpeedTouch USB ADSL Modem at http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/produsb.htm.
- Speedtouch USB driver Web page, Version 1.3.1 is out at http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/news.en.html.
- The MAIL ARCHIVE Web site, [speedtouch] Re: Problems after following Debian Sarge HOWTO at http://www.mail-archive.com/speedtouch@ml.free.fr/msg06688.html.
- BID-11496: Speedtouch USB Driver Local Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0834: Format string vulnerability in Speedtouch USB driver before 1.3.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) modem_run, (2) pppoa2, or (3) pppoa3.
- GLSA-200411-04: Speedtouch USB driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability
- MDKSA-2004:130: Updated speedtouch packages fix format string vulnerability
Reported:
Sep 30, 2004
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