5637 : McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator POST Request Remote Format String
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2003-07-31

Description

A format string bug exists in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator. The McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator fails to handle format strings when logging failed name resolutions. With a specially crafted POST request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, McAfee has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

McAfee, Inc.	ePolicy Orchestrator	2.0
		2.5
		2.5.1

References

Security Tracker: 1006298
ISS X-Force ID: 12789
CVE ID: 2003-0616 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 2351 5635 5636
Bugtraq ID: 8318
Secunia Advisory ID: 9413
Keyword: ePO
Other Advisory URL: http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txt
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.asp
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.networkassociates.com/us/downloads/updates/hotfixes.asp

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Andreas Junestam - andreasatstake.com - @stake Inc.

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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