DropTeam 0x1 packet format string

dropteam-0x1packet-format-string (36974) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

DropTeam could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the processing of 0x1 packets. By sending a specially-crafted packet with a data id of 0x1 containing a username, password or nickname field with format string specifiers, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Platforms Affected:

  • DropTeam, DropTeam 1.3.3 and prior

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Reported:

Oct 05, 2007

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