Signature Detail
Short Name |
APP:MISC:TANNE-FMT-STR |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Tanne logger() Format String |
Release Date |
2003/04/22 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
APP: Tanne logger() Format String
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Tanne, an HTTP session management application used for online banking. Tanne 0.6.17 running on Linux is vulnerable. Attackers can insert a malicious format string to exploit the logger() function.
Extended Description
TANne is a freely available, open source session management package. It is available for Unix and Linux operating systems. Due to programming error, it may be possible to exploit a format string vulnerability. A logging function in the TANne program contains insecure syslog() calls. This could result in the execution of attacker-supplied code.
Affected Products
- TANne 0.6.17
References
- BugTraq: 6553
- CVE: CVE-2003-1236
- URL: http://tanne.fluxnetz.de/
- URL: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0011.html