RHEL 2.1 / 3 : lftp (RHSA-2003:404)

high Nessus Plugin ID 12441

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated lftp packages are now available that fix a buffer overflow security vulnerability.

lftp is a command-line file transfer program supporting FTP and HTTP protocols.

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow bug in versions of lftp up to and including 2.6.9. An attacker could create a carefully crafted directory on a website such that, if a user connects to that directory using the lftp client and subsequently issues a 'ls' or 'rels' command, the attacker could execute arbitrary code on the users machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2003-0963 to this issue.

Users of lftp are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a backported security patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.

Red Hat would like to thank Ulf Harnhammar for discovering and alerting us to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected lftp package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12441

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2003-404.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:lftp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0963

RHSA: 2003:404

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