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GLSA-200503-06 : BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 17262

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200503-06 (BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability)

 Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in 'netstuff.cpp'.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted responses via an eBay HTTP server or a man-in-the-middle attack to execute arbitrary malicious code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All BidWatcher users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/bidwatcher-1.13.17'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17262

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200503-06.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 3/4/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:bidwatcher, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0158

GLSA: 200503-06