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Re: Q: on Format String attacks

Subject: Re: Q: on Format String attacks
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:20:09 +0200
On Thu Jun 16 2005 at 19:53, Lachniet, Mark wrote:

Format string on HTTP header value
Format string on URI
Etc.  However, there are no references given

The test is generic.

I hesitate to flag it as a major problem, as it seems
almost too generic to worry about.

If the message is not a false positive, remote code execution is
possible. Nothing to worry about, really. I suggest that you open a
Telnet access on your machine and publish the login/password on the
main web page, it will make the job easier for crackers.

 Can anyone help me out with some background information, PoC, etc?

With so few details, no.

I understand the basic issues, but what I don't see is known
vulnerabilities in modern products through this attack vector.

Old bugs come back sometimes.

All the references go back to 2000 or so.

So? Many network devices are vulnerable to simple denials of service
that are older than that.

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