CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-3617

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Oct 20, 2009 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort function in src/AbstractCommand.cc in aria2 before 1.6.2, when logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a download URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.4.0 1.4.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.6.0 1.6.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.13.0+1 0.13.0+1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.16.2 0.16.2
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.15.2 0.15.2
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.5.2 1.5.2
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.16.0 0.16.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.14.0 0.14.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.15.1+1 0.15.1+1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.0.0 1.0.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.13.2+1 0.13.2+1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.3.0 1.3.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.12.0 0.12.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.1.1 1.1.1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.13.1 0.13.1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.11.5 0.11.5
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.5.1 1.5.1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.13.2 0.13.2
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.15.3 0.15.3
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.14.0+1 0.14.0+1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.13.1+1 0.13.1+1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.3.3 1.3.3
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.3.1 1.3.1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.15.0 0.15.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.4.1 1.4.1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa * 1.6.1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.11.4 0.11.4
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.15.1+2 0.15.1+2
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.5.0 1.5.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.11.3 0.11.3
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.3.2 1.3.2
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.12.1 0.12.1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.13.0 0.13.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.1.2 1.1.2
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 1.2.0 1.2.0
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.16.1 0.16.1
Aria2 Tatsuhiro_tsujikawa 0.15.1 0.15.1

Extended Description

When an attacker can modify an externally-controlled format string, this can lead to buffer overflows, denial of service, or data representation problems. It should be noted that in some circumstances, such as internationalization, the set of format strings is externally controlled by design. If the source of these format strings is trusted (e.g. only contained in library files that are only modifiable by the system administrator), then the external control might not itself pose a vulnerability.

Potential Mitigations

References