FreeBSD : proftpd -- remote code execution vulnerabilities (3f851b22-89fb-11db-a937-003048116330)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 23952

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The proftpd development team reports that several remote buffer overflows had been found in the proftpd server.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5c484979

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 23952

File Name: freebsd_pkg_3f851b2289fb11dba937003048116330.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 12/30/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:proftpd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:proftpd-mysql, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2006

Exploitable With

Metasploit (ProFTPD 1.2 - 1.3.0 sreplace Buffer Overflow (Linux))

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5815, CVE-2006-6170

CWE: 119