Description
Format string vulnerability in the Say command in sv_main.cpp in Vavoom 1.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a chat message, related to a call to the BroadcastPrintf function.
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
- Vavoom 1.24 - sv_main.cpp Say Command Remote Format String EDB-30526 · dos · Aug 24, 2007 · verified
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References
- 26701 third-party-advisory
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vaboom2-adv.txt
- FEDORA-2007-1977 vendor-advisory
- 3057 third-party-advisory
- vavoom-say-code-execution(36247) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=256621
- 26554 third-party-advisory
- 25436 vdb-entry