22125 : dopewars on Win32 Remote Format String
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5 months ago

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Disclosure

Dec 30, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in dopewars. The dopewars server fails to handle user data safely resulting in a format string overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause the server to treat user-supplied data as a format string resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.12 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Ben Webb

dopewars

1.5.11

References

Bugtraq ID: 16104
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://dopewars.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
Secunia Advisory ID: 18246
CVE ID: 2005-4610 (see also: NVD)
Vendor URL: http://dopewars.sourceforge.net/

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