WU-FTPD < 2.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1208

Synopsis

An attacker may be able to access directories outside the FTP root

Description

The remote host is running wu-ftpd 2.6.2 or older. There is a bug in this version which may allow an attacker to bypass the restricted-gid feature and gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted directories. In addition, this version is prone to a remote overflow in the S/KEY authentication.

Solution

Upgrade to wu-ftpd 2.6.3 or later.

See Also

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vendor/2004-q1/0073.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 1208

Family: FTP Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 12098

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:washington_university:wu-ftpd

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0148, CVE-2004-0185

BID: 8893, 9832