Description
Format string vulnerability in ssldump possibly allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly gain root privileges via malicious format string specifiers in a URL.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- ssldump 0.9 b1 - Format String EDB-20492 · remote · Dec 11, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ssldump-format-strings(5717) vdb-entry
- 2096 vdb-entry
- 20001208 format string in ssl dump mailing-list