Gene6 FTP Server < 3.8.0.34 Multiple Command Remote Overflows

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3534

Synopsis

The remote FTP server is affected by buffer overflow flaws.

Description

The remote host appears to be using Gene6 FTP Server, a professional FTP server for Windows. According to its banner, the version of Gene6 FTP Server installed on the remote host contains buffer overflow vulnerabilities that can be exploited by an authenticated, possibly anonymous, user with specially-crafted 'MKD', 'RMD', 'XMKD', and 'XRMD' commands to crash the affected application or execute arbitrary code on the affected host.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.8.0.34 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 3534

Family: FTP Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 21324

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gene6:g6_ftp_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2172

BID: 17810

Detections

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