Amazon Linux 2 : lftp (ALAS-2020-1453)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 138619

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used. A remote attacker may trick a user to use reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server, resulting in the removal of all files in the current working directory of the victim's system. (CVE-2018-10916)

Solution

Run 'yum update lftp' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 138619

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1453.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/20/2020

Updated: 3/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10916

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:lftp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:lftp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:lftp-scripts, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10916

ALAS: 2020-1453

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