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Exploit could cause arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of the log2mail process.. Debian Security Advisory DSA 513-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Matt Zimmerman June 3rd, 2004 Debian -- Debian security FAQ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : log2mail Vulnerability : format string Problem-Type : local/remote Debian-specific: no CVE Ids : CAN-2004-0450 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. discovered a format string vulnerability in log2mail, whereby a user able to log a specially crafted message to a logfile monitored by log2mail (for example, via syslog) could cause arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of the log2mail process. By default, this process runs as user 'log2mail', which is a member of group 'adm' (which has access to read system logfiles). CAN-2004-0450: log2mail format string vulnerability via syslog(3) in printlog() For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.5.2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you update your log2mail package. Upgrade Instructions - -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody - -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 483 2a1a8392e2e4ef146ad437e8d0abfd3b Size/MD5 checksum: 29532 a593de7eb31e492bcaec9f2cbf0d8c8a Alpha architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 70318a09d0a7d8585c1c4845e5fe479e7d94f ARM architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 31408 92dea5294c75b0b3befc50584de55b3a Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 38750 1ac164fad7f976532b264a9ff5ea4ced Intel IA-64 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 49242 5704ea6ac083a7f7800b2ac2df8d31db HP Precision architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 44726 9946fba7d6e7d1590073413e282e5aa0 Motorola 680x0 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 38700 e6ca7eefcb0adca40309075c14970877 Big endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 48576 a2a96b0be1b4a8bc83a17db7fa2a51a1 Little endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 47872 bcff2fb39c25c51270e0330fdafa5b87 PowerPC architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 37056 2b8f844e4abf80505823c24dd1f0a7d8 IBM S/390 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 37280 86d660937516c317493412ba005ea2fb Sun Sparc architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 34914 8ba63250986eb25923bcf1229f18bfe7 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . A security issue has been discovered in log2mail, which may allow attackers to exploit a format string vulnerability, potentially executing arbitrary code. log2mail Security, Format String Exploit, Update Instructions. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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