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Re: format strings vulns in /bin/login and /usr/bin/passwd


From: qobaiashi <qobaiashi () gmx net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 18:32:26 +0100

On Sunday 26 January 2003 09:13, you wrote:
Hello while doing a scan for format strings vulns on util-linux package it
came back with the following results.

[...]

There is also a few other on other programs but i thought these 2 would be
most important since passwd is suid and login could be exploited remotly. I
am not very experianced in format strings any help/commets would be great.


wow i can't belive it. you really did it? i mean _how_ did you find these 
bugs?

...back to your implied question: no i will not write an auto-exploit0r 
script that gives you woot_woot_root on all systems...



-q

Would these be able to get exploited?

Regards

Faulty () b0f net

www.b0f.net

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