University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4.2/2.5.0/2.6.0 FTP Conversion Filename privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4.2/2.5.0/2.6.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component FTP Conversion. This manipulation as part of Filename causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-0997. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4.2/2.5.0/2.6.0 (File Transfer Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component FTP Conversion. The manipulation as part of a Filename leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

wu-ftp with FTP conversion enabled allows an attacker to execute commands via a malformed file name that is interpreted as an argument to the program that does the conversion, e.g. tar or uncompress.

The weakness was presented 12/20/1999 by suid as DSA-377 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0997. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15214 (Debian DSA-377-1 : wu-ftpd - insecure program execution), 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 362. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 646.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3952), Exploit-DB (20563), Tenable (15214), SecurityFocus (BID 2240†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4719†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 15214
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-377-1 : wu-ftpd - insecure program execution
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OpenVAS ID: 53663
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 377-1 (wu-ftpd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 362
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FTP tar parameters
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Suricata ID: 2101530
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Advisory: DSA-377
Researcher: suid
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15073
X-Force: 3952
SecurityFocus: 2240 - Multiple Vendor FTP Conversion Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4719 - Wu-FTP Server with FTP Conversion Enables Code Execution via Malformed File Name, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 16:05
Updated: 01/12/2025 12:34
Changes: 06/22/2014 16:05 (85), 05/22/2019 22:10 (4), 01/12/2025 12:34 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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