16087 : Oops! Proxy Server my_xlog auth() Format String
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8 months ago

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Disclosure

Apr 14, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Apr 14, 2005

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in Oops! proxy server. The proxy server fails to properly format log messages resulting in a format string overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause the server to crash resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Gentoo users should upgrade to version 1.5.24_pre20050503 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability.
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/oops-1.5.24_pre20050503"
Other users may upgrade to the current version in CVS from the vendor's web site or apply the vendor-provided patch.

Products

Igor Khasilev
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Oops! Proxy Server
Watch-list
1.5.53 and earlier

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Nessus

18228 18513 18843

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

  • Edisan - RST/GHC

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