RHEL 3 : vsftpd (RHSA-2008:0579)

high Nessus Plugin ID 33580

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated vsftpd package that fixes a security issue is now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

vsftpd (Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon) is a secure FTP server for Linux and Unix-like systems.

The version of vsftpd as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 when used in combination with Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) had a memory leak on an invalid authentication attempt. Since vsftpd prior to version 2.0.5 allows any number of invalid attempts on the same connection this memory leak could lead to an eventual DoS.
(CVE-2008-2375)

This update mitigates this security issue by including a backported patch which terminates a session after a given number of failed log in attempts. The default number of attempts is 3 and this can be configured using the 'max_login_fails' directive.

All vsftpd users should upgrade to this updated package, which addresses this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected vsftpd package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-2375

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0579

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33580

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0579.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/25/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vsftpd, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 7/24/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2375

CWE: 399

RHSA: 2008:0579