Description
Format string vulnerability in TraceEvent function for ntop before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing format strings to be injected into calls to the syslog function, via (1) an HTTP GET request, (2) a user name in HTTP authentication, or (3) a password in HTTP authentication.
References
- http://snapshot.ntop.org/
- 20020411 re: gobbles ntop alert mailing-list
- http://listmanager.unipi.it/pipermail/ntop-dev/2002-February/000489.html
- ntop-traceevent-format-string(8347) vdb-entry
- 5307 vdb-entry
- 20020417 segfault in ntop mailing-list
- 20020304 [H20020304]: Remotely exploitable format string vulnerability in ntop mailing-list
- 20020304 [VulnWatch] [H20020304]: Remotely exploitable format string vulnerability in ntop mailing-list
- 20020411 ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT mailing-list
- 4225 vdb-entry