openSUSE Security Update : uftpd (openSUSE-2020-865)

high Nessus Plugin ID 138702

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for uftpd fixes the following issues :

uftpd was updated to version 2.12.

Changes :

- Use common log message format and log level when user enters an invalid path. This unfortunately affects changes introduced in v2.11 to increase logging at default log level.

Security fixes :

- CVE-2020-14149: When entering an invalid directory with the FTP command CWD, a NULL ptr was deref. in a DBG() message even though the log level is set to a value lower than LOG_DEBUG. This caused uftpd to crash and cause denial of service. Depending on the init/inetd system used this could be permanent. (boo#1172959)

Solution

Update the affected uftpd packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138702

File Name: openSUSE-2020-865.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/20/2020

Updated: 2/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14149

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uftpd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uftpd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uftpd, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14149

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