CentOS 3 / 4 : gftp (CESA-2005:410)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21819

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gFTP package that fixes a directory traversal issue is now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

gFTP is a multi-threaded FTP client for the X Window System.

A directory traversal bug was found in gFTP. If a user can be tricked into downloading a file from a malicious ftp server, it is possible to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0372 to this issue.

Users of gftp should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported fix for this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gftp package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21819

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-410.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gftp, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0372

RHSA: 2005:410

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