> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Jeff Macdonald
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:48 PM
> To: MH Michael Hammer (5304)
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [dkim-ops] FW: how can use the DKIM the function
> 
> Ok, I'll bite.
> 
> How can:
> 
> log_write(0, LOG_MAIN, (char *)logmsg)
> 
> be used to arbitrarily inject code? I understand the concept, but
> having % in the logmsg with no parameters to feed it seems harmless to
> me.

There was some other macro expansion mechanism in there that was unchecked.  It 
wasn't a typical printf-style expansion but it did cause file accesses and the 
like, meaning user-provided data could cause unauthorized file system 
operations.  Scary.


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