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Xlight FTP Server < 1.53 RETR Command Remote Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1166

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is running Xlight FTP server. There is a bug in the way this server handles arguments to the RETR command that may allow an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow against this server, potentially allowing him to disable this server remotely or to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade Xlight Server to version 1.53 or later.

See Also

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0423.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107605633904122&w=2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1166

Family: FTP Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 12056

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:xlight_ftp_server:xlight_ftp_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0255, CVE-2004-0287

BID: 9585, 9627, 9668