22646 : ELOG Login Page write_logfile() Remote Format String
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Disclosure Date
2005-10-25

Description

ELOG contains a format string error that may allow a malicious user to crash the service or potentially execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered when a specially crafted username is submitted via the login page and then processed by the 'write_logfile' function in 'elogd.c'. It is possible that the flaw may result in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Technical

Successful exploitation requires that logging is enabled.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.6.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Stefan Ritt

ELOG

2.6.0

References

Bugtraq ID: 16315
Secunia Advisory ID: 18533 18783
CVE ID: 2006-0348 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 22647
ISS X-Force ID: 24221
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-0262
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/0005-Fix-potential-format-string-issues-when-calling-write_logfile.txt?bug=349528;msg=15;att=5
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528
http://midas.psi.ch/elog/download/ChangeLog
Vendor URL: http://midas.psi.ch/elog/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-01-23 | Disagree?

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