Buffer overflow in efingerd 1.5 and earlier, and possibly up to 1.61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a finger request from an IP address with a long hostname that is obtained via a reverse DNS lookup.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efingerd | Efingerd | 1.3 (including) | 1.3 (including) |
| Efingerd | Efingerd | 1.6.1 (including) | 1.6.1 (including) |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html
- http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.5.tar.gz
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8380.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4239
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html
- http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.5.tar.gz
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8380.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4239