Oops! Proxy Server format string
| oops-format-string (20191) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Igor Khasilev's Oops! Proxy Server is vulnerable to a format string attack, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input to the printing function. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted input containing format specifiers to crash the server or execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-726-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-05-02 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- OOPS! Proxy Server Web site: OOPS! Proxy Server Homesite.
- BID-13172: Oops! Proxy Server Auth Remote Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-1121: Format string vulnerability in the my_xlog function in lib.c for Oops! Proxy Server 1.5.23 and earlier, as called by the auth functions in the passwd_mysql and passwd_pgsql modules, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL.
- DSA-726: oops -- format string vulnerability
- GLSA-200505-02: Oops!: Remote code execution
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo Linux
- Igor Khasilev Oops Proxy Server 1.5.53 and prior
Reported:
Apr 14, 2005
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