| Plugin ID | 291 |
| Plugin name | libgtop_daemon format string |
| Plugin filename | libgtop_daemon format string.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2004 bytes |
| Plugin family | Misc |
| Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin created email | marc.ruef at computec.ch |
| Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin created company | computec.ch |
| Plugin created date | 2005/01/04 |
| Plugin version | 1.0 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 42800 |
| Plugin procedure exploit | open|sleep|send %n%n\n|sleep|close|pattern_not_exists * |
| Plugin exploit accuracy | 80 |
| Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison |
| Bug vulnerability class | Format String |
| Bug description | It seems that libgtop is/was running on this port nd is vulnerable to a format string attack which may allow an attacker to gain a shell on this host (with the privileges of 'nobody'). |
| Bug solution | Upgrade to the latest version of libgtop_daemon. |
| Bug fixing time | Approx. 30 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | High |
| Bug popularity | 4 |
| Bug simplicity | 8 |
| Bug impact | 6 |
| Bug risk | 6 |
| Bug Nessus risk | High |
| Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 10812 (libgtop_daemon format string). |
| Source CVE | CAN-2001-0927 |
| Source Nessus ID | 10812 |
| Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
| Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |