Description
Format string vulnerability in the (1) Con_message and (2) conPrintf functions in con_main.c in Doomsday engine 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an argument to the JOIN command, and possibly other command arguments.
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
- Doomsday 1.8/1.9 - Multiple Remote Format String Vulnerabilities EDB-27566 · dos · Apr 3, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20060403 Format string in Doomsday 1.8.6 mailing-list
- 1015860 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200604-05 vendor-advisory
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt
- doomsday-conmessage-conprintf-format-string(25622) vdb-entry
- 20060403 Format string in Doomsday 1.8.6 mailing-list
- 19519 third-party-advisory
- 17369 vdb-entry
- 19515 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-1221 vdb-entry