bugtraq - Fedora 14 - Format string attack in allegro-tools package

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Date: 28 Dec 2010 20:38:28 -0000
From: rafaldworaczek@...zta.fm
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Fedora 14 - Format string attack in allegro-tools package

Format string attack in pack.c file (package allegro-tools) Fedora 14

Problematic code:

static void err(char *s1, char *s2)
{

   ......
   if (s2)
      printf(s2);
   ......
}


.......
f1 = argv[1];
.......

if (!in) {
      err("can't open ", f1);
      return 1;
}