Description
Format string vulnerability in the new_warning function in ntserv/warning.c for Netrek Vanilla Server 2.12.0, when EVENTLOG is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message handling.
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
- Netrek 2.12.0 - 'pmessage2()' Remote Limited Format String EDB-3399 · dos · Mar 2, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 24357 third-party-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=490561
- 22786 vdb-entry
- vanilla-vsprintf-format-string(32777) vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-0815 vdb-entry
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/netrekfs-adv.txt
- 20070302 Limited format string in Netrek 2.12.0 mailing-list