Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ayttm up to 0.5.0.89. This affects the function http_connect in the library libproxy/proxy.c. The manipulation leads to format string. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The patch is named 40e04680018614a7d2b68566b261b061a0597046. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222267.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ayttm | 0.5.0.0, 0.5.0.1, 0.5.0.2, 0.5.0.3, 0.5.0.4, 0.5.0.5, 0.5.0.6, 0.5.0.7, 0.5.0.8, 0.5.0.9, 0.5.0.10, 0.5.0.11, 0.5.0.12, 0.5.0.13, 0.5.0.14, 0.5.0.15, 0.5.0.16, 0.5.0.17, 0.5.0.18, 0.5.0.19, 0.5.0.20, 0.5.0.21, 0.5.0.22, 0.5.0.23, 0.5.0.24, 0.5.0.25, 0.5.0.26, 0.5.0.27, 0.5.0.28, 0.5.0.29, 0.5.0.30,… | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | ayttm | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.222267 vdb-entry technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222267 signature permissions-required
- https://sourceforge.net/p/ayttm/mailman/message/34397158/ related
- https://github.com/ayttm/ayttm/commit/40e04680018614a7d2b68566b261b061a0597046 patch