SlimFTPd < 3.17 Multiple Commands Remote Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3102

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host seems to be running a vulnerable version of SlimFTPd, a small FTP server for Windows. It is reported that versions up to 3.16 are prone to buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on this host. A attacker needs a valid FTP account to exploit this vulnerability (to include anonymous access, if enabled).

NOTE: The SlimFTPd hotfix does not change the version number from 3.16 to 3.17.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.17 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 3102

Family: FTP Servers

Published: 7/21/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 8.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:whitsoft_development:slimftpd

Exploitable With

Metasploit (SlimFTPd LIST Concatenation Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2418

BID: 11645, 14339