Slackware update for WU-FTPD - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Slackware update for WU-FTPD
Secunia Advisory:	SA9828	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2003-09-24
Popularity:	5,763 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Slackware Linux 9.0

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CVE reference:	CVE-1999-0997

Description: Slackware has issued updated packages for wu-ftpd. These fix an old vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when FTP conversion is enabled. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands via a specially crafted file name, which is interpreted as command line arguments to the conversion program (eg. tar). Successful exploitation requires that the malicious person has been authenticated by the FTP server. Solution: Apply updated packages. Slackware 9.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware...tuse/wu-ftpd/wu-ftpd-2.6.2-i386-3.tgz Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware...tuse/wu-ftpd/wu-ftpd-2.6.2-i486-3.tgz Original Advisory: http://www.slackware.com/lists/archiv...=2003&m=slackware-security.365971

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