GNOME Libgtop Daemon up to 1.0.12 syslog_message/syslog_io_message format string
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNOME Libgtop Daemon up to 1.0.12. Affected by this issue is the function syslog_message/syslog_io_message
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Format string vulnerability in the permitted function of GNOME libgtop_daemon in libgtop 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an argument that contains format specifiers that are passed into the (1) syslog_message and (2) syslog_io_message functions.
The weakness was shared 11/27/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0927. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14935 (Debian DSA-098-1 : libgtop - format string vulnerability and buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7608) and Tenable (14935).
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Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 14935
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-098-1 : libgtop - format string vulnerability and buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53836
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 098-1 (libgtop)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: gnome.orgAdvisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0927 (🔍)
X-Force: 7608
Vulnerability Center: 838 - Format String Vulnerability GNOME libgtop_daemon, Medium
SecurityFocus: 3586 - GNOME libgtop_daemon Remote Format String Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/10/2014 13:00Updated: 05/09/2019 06:38
Changes: 07/10/2014 13:00 (68), 05/09/2019 06:38 (4)
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