Gentoo: 2004-11-20 High: ez-ipupdate Format String Threat
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November 11, 2004
ez-ipupdate contains a format string vulnerability that could lead to execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-20
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: ez-ipupdate: Format string vulnerability
Date: November 11, 2004
Bugs: #69658
ID: 200411-20
Synopsis
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ez-ipupdate contains a format string vulnerability that could lead to
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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ez-ipupdate is a utility for updating host name information for a large
number of dynamic DNS services.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dns/ez-ipupdate <= 3.0.11_beta8 >= 3.0.11_beta8-r1
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Ulf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a
format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit this to exe...
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