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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200503-06">
  <title>BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability</title>
  <synopsis>
    BidWatcher is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially
    allowing arbitrary code execution.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">bidwatcher</product>
  <announced>March 03, 2005</announced>
  <revised>March 03, 2005: 01</revised>
  <bug>82460</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-misc/bidwatcher" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.3.17</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.17</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    BidWatcher is a free auction tool for eBay users to keep track of
    their auctions.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in
    "netstuff.cpp".
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    Remote attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability by
    sending specially crafted responses via an eBay HTTP server or a
    man-in-the-middle attack to execute arbitrary malicious code.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All BidWatcher users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=net-misc/bidwatcher-1.13.17&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0158">CAN-2005-0158</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue,  1 Mar 2005 08:44:34 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue,  1 Mar 2005 15:30:43 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed,  2 Mar 2005 20:11:39 +0000">
    DerCorny
  </metadata>
</glsa>