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Gentoo: GLSA-200503-07 Normal: MyApp Vulnerability in Parameter Encoding

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Calendar Grey March 3, 2005
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Gentoo security advisory GLSA 202310-01: BitTracker is hit with a format string vulnerability that could permit unauthorized code execution.
BidWatcher is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-06 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability Date: March 03, 2005 Bugs: #82460 ID: 200503-06

Synopsis ======= BidWatcher is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.
Background ========= BidWatcher is a free auction tool for eBay users to keep track of their auctions.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/bidwatcher < 1.3.17 >= 1.3.17
========== Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in "netstuff.cpp".
Impact ===== Remote attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability by send...

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