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authorV3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org>2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200503-06">
+ <title>BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ BidWatcher is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially
+ allowing arbitrary code execution.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">bidwatcher</product>
+ <announced>2005-03-03</announced>
+ <revised>2005-03-03: 01</revised>
+ <bug>82460</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-misc/bidwatcher" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.3.17</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.17</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ BidWatcher is a free auction tool for eBay users to keep track of
+ their auctions.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in
+ "netstuff.cpp".
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ 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.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All BidWatcher users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-misc/bidwatcher-1.13.17"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0158">CAN-2005-0158</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-03-01T08:44:34Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-03-01T15:30:43Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-03-02T20:11:39Z">
+ DerCorny
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>