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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gain a shell remotely >> rwhois format string attack (2) Vulnerability Assessment Details
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rwhois format string attack (2) |
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Acertains if rwhois is vulnerable to a format string attack Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote rwhois daemon is vulnerable to a format string attack when supplied malformed arguments to a malformed request. (such as %p%p%p) A possible hacker may use this flaw to gain a shell on this host. *** Note that Nessus solely relied on the banner version to *** issue this warning. If you manually patched rwhoisd, you *** may not be vulnerable to this flaw Network Security Threat Level: High Solution : Disable this service or upgrade to version 1.5.7.3 or newer Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison |
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