Power Daemon up to 2.0.2 powerd.c WHATIDO memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Power Daemon up to 2.0.2. This impacts an unknown function of the file powerd.c. Executing a manipulation of the argument WHATIDO can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-0681. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Power Daemon up to 2.0.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file powerd.c. The manipulation of the argument WHATIDO with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in powerd.c in Power Daemon (powerd) 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the WHATIDO variable.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2005 by Gotfault Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0681 since 02/14/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Gotfault Security and been published 5 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24713), Exploit-DB (1486), SecurityFocus (BID 16582†), OSVDB (23123†) and Secunia (SA18841†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Gotfault Security
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Gotfault Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28708
X-Force: 24713 - Power Daemon syslog() WHATIDO format string
SecurityFocus: 16582 - PowerD Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 18841 - Power Daemon WHATIDO syslog Format String Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 23123 - Power Daemon (powerd) WHATIDO syslog Format String
Vupen: ADV-2006-0545

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 03/05/2025 08:23
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (57), 08/01/2017 08:09 (13), 03/05/2025 08:23 (21)
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