Power Daemon syslog() WHATIDO format string
| powerdaemon-syslog-format-string (24713) |  High Risk |
Description:
Power Daemon (powerd) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the syslog() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the WHATIDO variable to pass malicious format specifiers to the syslog() function, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Power Daemon (powerd), Power Daemon (powerd) 2.0.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Gotfault Security - Advisory #02 - 20/10/05, gadv-powerd.txt at http://gotfault.net/research/advisory/gadv-powerd.txt.
- Power Daemon Web site, Power.SourceForge.Net at http://power.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-16582: PowerD Remote Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0681: Format string vulnerability in powerd.c in Power Daemon (powerd) 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the WHATIDO variable.
- SA18841: Power Daemon WHATIDO syslog Format String Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0545: Power Daemon WHATIDO Syslog Remote Format String Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 10, 2006
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