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Fedora 14 : proftpd-1.3.3d-1.fc14 (2011-0610)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 51820
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
This is an update to the current upstream maintenance release, which addresses a security issue that could affect users of the mod_sql module (not enabled by default).- A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way ProFTPD FTP server prepared SQL queries for certain usernames, when the mod_sql module was enabled. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause the proftpd daemon to crash or, potentially, to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running 'proftpd' via a specially crafted username, provided in the authentication dialog.
The update also fixes a CPU spike when handling .ftpaccess files, and handling of SFTP uploads when compression is used.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected proftpd package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 51820
File Name: fedora_2011-0610.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 1/31/2011
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:14, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:proftpd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-4652
BID: 44933
FEDORA: 2011-0610