>> Debian Security Update Fixes Oops! Format String Vulnerability
Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Oops! Format String Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0584 CVE ID : CVE-2005-1121 CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-05-20
Technical Description
Debian has released a security patch to correct a vulnerability identified in Oops!. The flaw is due to a format string error detected in the "my_xlog()" function called by the MySQL/PgSQL authentification module, which may be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a specially crafted HTTP request.
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