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RhinoSoft Serv-U Web Client HTTP Request Remote Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5236

Synopsis

The remote host is running an FTP server that is vulnerable to a remote command execution attack.

Description

The remote host appears to be running RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP server earlier than 9.1.0.0 with the web client enabled. Such versions are potentially affected by a remote buffer overflow vulnerability because the application fails to properly handle overly long session cookies.

Solution

Upgrade to Serv-U version 9.1.0.0 or later.

See Also

http://www.rangos.de/ServU-ADV.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 5236

Family: Web Servers

Published: 11/24/2009

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 42934

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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: 6.8

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:rhinosoft:serv-u

Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4873

BID: 36895