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EZ-IPupdate show_message() Remote Format String

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2399

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a remote 'format string' flaw.

Description

The remote host is using a version of EZ-IPupdate, a tool to update DNS records, that is vulnerable to a remote format string flaw. This vulnerability is present only if EZ-IPupdate runs in daemon mode

Solution

No solution is known at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2399

Family: Web Clients

Published: 11/11/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0980

BID: 11657