5th street dx8render.dll format string
| 5thstreet-dx8render-format-string (43370) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
5th street could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the dx8render.dll module. By sending a specially-crafted chat message containing malicious format specifiers to a system call to the vsnwprintf function, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system and cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Suzhou Snail Electronic, 5th street
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jun 25 2008 - 05:45:46 CDT, Format string vulnerability in 5th street at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-06/0213.html.
- Suzhou Snail Web site, 5th street at http://www.hanghai.com/english/5jq.htm.
- BID-29928: 5th street 'dx8render.dll' Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3116: Format string vulnerability in dx8render.dll in Snail Game (aka Suzhou Snail Electronic Company) 5th street (aka Hot Step or High Street 5) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a chat message.
Reported:
Jun 25, 2008
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