FreeBSD : proftpd -- Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (cca97f5f-7435-11db-91de-0008743bf21a)

high Nessus Plugin ID 23667

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

FrSIRT reports :

A vulnerability has been identified in ProFTPD, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the 'main.c' file where the 'cmd_buf_size' size of the buffer used to handle FTP commands sent by clients is not properly set to the size configured via the 'CommandBufferSize' directive, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable server via a specially crafted FTP command.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.frsirt.com

http://www.nessus.org/u?bfa29559

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23667

File Name: freebsd_pkg_cca97f5f743511db91de0008743bf21a.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 11/20/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:proftpd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:proftpd-mysql, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2006