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FreeBSD : smbftpd -- format string vulnerability (b2571f88-a867-11dc-a6f0-00a0cce0781e)

high Nessus Plugin ID 29340

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Secunia reports :

Format string vulnerability in the SMBDirList function in dirlist.c in SmbFTPD 0.96 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a directory name.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6851975d

http://www.nessus.org/u?e610f85a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 29340

File Name: freebsd_pkg_b2571f88a86711dca6f000a0cce0781e.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 12/12/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:smbftpd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5184

CWE: 134

Secunia: 27014