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ProFTPD ASCII Mode File Transfer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9829
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Release Date:
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2003-09-24
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Last Update:
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2003-10-30
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Popularity:
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14,066 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | ProFTPD 1.2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-0831
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in ProFTPD, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the ASCII file transfer component when translating newline characters. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by uploading and then downloading a specially crafted file.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the FTP server but requires that the person is logged in and has write access to a directory.
The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
* ProFTPD 1.2.7
* ProFTPD 1.2.8
* ProFTPD 1.2.8rc1
* ProFTPD 1.2.8rc2
* ProFTPD 1.2.9rc1
* ProFTPD 1.2.9rc2
Solution:
The ProFTPD Project Team reports that all source distributions have been replaced with patched versions. These can be downloaded at:
ftp://ftp.proftpd.org/
Exploitation can be mitigated by denying write access for all but trusted users. Futhermore, the setting "RootRevoke" can be used, though this may impact functionality.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Mark Dowd, ISS X-Force.
Changelog:
2003-10-30: Added link to CERT vulnerability note.
Original Advisory:
Xforce:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
ProFTPD:
http://www.proftpd.org/
Other References:
CERT VU#405348:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348
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