Gentoo FoundationGLSA-200503-06BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.1%
Background
BidWatcher is a free auction tool for eBay users to keep track of their auctions.
Description
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.
Resolution
All BidWatcher users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/bidwatcher-1.13.17"
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | any | all | net-misc/bidwatcher | < 1.3.17 | UNKNOWN |
Related
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.1%