bftpd < 1.0.14 chown Command Overflow

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1828

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote ftp server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when issued too long arguments to the chown command. This vulnerability may make it possible for a remote attacker to gain root access.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.14 or disable the option ENABLE_SITE in bftpd.conf

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 1828

Family: FTP Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10579

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:max-wilhelm_bruker:bftpd

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0943, CVE-2001-0065

BID: 1858, 2120

Detections

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