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A vulnerability has been found in ProFTPD up to 1.3.x (File Transfer Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component mod_radius. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password.
The bug was discovered 07/25/2005. The weakness was published 07/24/2005 by Martin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4816 since 12/22/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25339 (Debian DSA-1245-1 : proftpd - programming error), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 1.3.0rc2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31461) and Tenable (25339).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 25339
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1245-1 : proftpd - programming error
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OpenVAS ID: 57786
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1245-1 (proftpd)
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Upgrade: ProFTPD 1.3.0rc2
Timeline
07/24/2005 🔍07/25/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: Martin
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CVE: CVE-2005-4816 (🔍)
X-Force: 31461
Vulnerability Center: 15288 - ProFTPD mod_radius Buffer Overflow Allows Remote DoS and Code Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 16535 - ProFTPD Mod_Radius Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 23063 - ProFTPD mod_radius Password Overflow DoS
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 07/20/2019 12:13
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (78), 07/20/2019 12:13 (2)
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