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>> Linux Kiss Server "log_message()" Remote Format String Vulnerability
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Title : Linux Kiss Server "log_message()" Remote Format String Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0785
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1206
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-03-06
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A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kiss Server, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by a format string error in the "log_message()" function when processing malformed data, which could be exploited by attackers to crash or compromise an affected system via a specially crafted request.
Affected Products
Linux Kiss Server version 1.2 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0785
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201251-1
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Vashnukad.
ChangeLog
2008-03-06 : Initial release
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