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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> FTP >> wu-ftpd MAIL_ADMIN overflow Vulnerability Assessment Details
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wu-ftpd MAIL_ADMIN overflow |
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Checks the banner of the remote wu-ftpd server Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote Wu-FTPd server seems to be vulnerable to a remote flaw. This version fails to properly check bounds on a pathname when Wu-Ftpd is compiled with MAIL_ADMIN enabled resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, a possible hacker can possibly execute arbitrary code as the user Wu-Ftpd runs as (usually root) resulting in a loss of integrity, and/or availability. It should be noted that this vulnerability is not present within the default installation of Wu-Ftpd. The server must be configured using the 'MAIL_ADMIN' option to notify an administrator when a file has been uploaded. *** Nessus solely relied on the banner of the remote server *** to issue this warning, so it may be a false positive. Solution : Upgrade to Wu-FTPd 2.6.3 when available Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 8668 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak |
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