Cherokee Web Server format string
| cherokee-format-string (17934) |  High Risk |
Description:
Cherokee Web Server is vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL when authenticating via auth_pam to the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Cherokee Web Server (0.4.17.1 or later), available from the Cherokee Web Server Web site. See references.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Cherokee (0.4.17.1 or later), as listed in GLSA 200411-02. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Bugzilla Bug 67667 : www-servers/cherokee: remote Format String Vulnerability .
- Cherokee Web site: alo's homepage.
- BID-11574: Cherokee HTTPD Auth_Pam Authentication Remote Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1097: Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.
- GLSA-200411-02: Cherokee: Format string vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Alvaro López Ortega Cherokee Web Server prior to 0.4.17.1
- Gentoo Linux
Reported:
Oct 15, 2004
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