full-disclosure - Re: Format string bug in Army Men RTS

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From: manowar at dnt.ro (Manowar)
Subject: Re: Format string bug in Army Men RTS

i don't suppose you noticed 3do has been gone from the gaming scene for 
years, did you?
should we expect any buffer overflow in wolf3d/spear of destiny any time 
soon?
have a nice day.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luigi Auriemma" <aluigi@...istici.org>
To: <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>; <bugs@...uritytracker.com>; 
<news@...uriteam.com>; <full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>; 
<vuln@...unia.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 10:44 PM
Subject: Format string bug in Army Men RTS


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>                             Luigi Auriemma
>
> Application:  Army Men RTS
>              http://www.3do.com/armymen/armymen/
> Versions:     1.0
> Platforms:    Windows
> Bug:          format string
> Exploitation: remote, versus server
> Date:         14 November 2004
> Author:       Luigi Auriemma
>              e-mail: aluigi@...ervista.org
>              web:    http://aluigi.altervista.org
>
>
> #######################################################################
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>
> 1) Introduction
> 2) Bug
> 3) The Code
> 4) Fix
>
>
> #######################################################################
>
> ===============
> 1) Introduction
> ===============
>
>
> Army Men RTS is a real-time strategy game developed by Pandemic Studios
> (http://www.pandemicstudios.com) and released in March 2002.
>
>
> #######################################################################
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> ======
> 2) Bug
> ======
>
>
> The game server is affected by a format string bug in the name of the
> player that joins in it.
>
>
> #######################################################################
>
> ===========
> 3) The Code
> ===========
>
>
> Join a server using the nickname %n%n%n, it will crash immediately.
>
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> ======
> 4) Fix
> ======
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> No fix.
> The game is no longer supported.
>
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> #######################################################################
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>
> --- 
> Luigi Auriemma
> http://aluigi.altervista.org
>
>