Re: format string bug in nm_info_handler



Hi,

>         syslog (syslog_priority, "%s", message);
I've commited this to CVS.
 
> I can't figure out whether this is exploitable.  That would depend on
> what kinds of messages an attacker could get passed g_log.
Unfortunately, access point essids are passed to the logging functions
in quite a few places.  So  if a user tries to connect to an access
point with a bad essid, Network Manager may crash or worse.

--Ray Strode



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