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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : proftpd (MDVSA-2011:023)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 51916

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in proftpd :

Heap-based buffer overflow in the sql_prepare_where function (contrib/mod_sql.c) in ProFTPD before 1.3.3d, when mod_sql is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted username containing substitution tags, which are not properly handled during construction of a SQL query (CVE-2010-4652).

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The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 51916

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-023.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 2/9/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_autohost, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_ban, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_case, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_ctrls_admin, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_gss, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_ifsession, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_load, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_quotatab, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_quotatab_file, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_quotatab_ldap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_quotatab_radius, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_quotatab_sql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_radius, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_ratio, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_rewrite, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_sftp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_shaper, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_site_misc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_sql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_sql_mysql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_sql_postgres, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_time, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_tls, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_vroot, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_wrap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_wrap_file, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:proftpd-mod_wrap_sql, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4652

BID: 44933

MDVSA: 2011:023