DConnect Daemon privmsg() and pubmsg() format string
| dconnect-daemon-privmsg-pubmsg-format-string (28280) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DConnect Daemon could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the privmsg() and pubmsg() functions. A remote attacker with superior user or administrator privileges could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted message containing malicious format specifiers which, once the message is viewed, could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Direct Connect Daemon, DConnect Daemon prior to 0.7.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest CVS release of DConnect Daemon, available from the DConnect Daemon Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- DConnect Daemon Web site, DConnect Daemon at http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/.
- Luigi Auriemma Advisory 06 Aug 2006, Multiple vulnerabilities in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 (CVS 30 Jul 2006) at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dconnx-adv.txt.
- BID-19371: DConnect Daemon Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4127: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allow remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled when calling the (1) privmsg() or (2) pubmsg functions from (a) cmd.user.c, (b) penalties.c, or (c) cmd.dc.c.
- SA21384: DConnect Daemon Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016641: DConnect Daemon Format String and Buffer Overflow Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service or Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3181: DConnect Daemon Multiple Remote Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 06, 2006
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