gftp 2.0.7 printf format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in gftp 2.0.7. This affects the function printf. Such manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0489. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in gftp 2.0.7 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function printf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in gftp prior to 2.0.8 allows remote malicious FTP servers to execute arbitrary commands.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2001. The weakness was presented 04/17/2001 by SRTeam with SNOSoft (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0489. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14894 (Debian DSA-057-1 : gftp - printf format attack), 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 2.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6478), Tenable (14894), SecurityFocus (BID 2657†), OSVDB (1805†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15208†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14894
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-057-1 : gftp - printf format attack
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: gftp 2.0.8

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04/17/2001 🔍
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04/20/2001 +3 days 🔍
04/23/2001 +3 days 🔍
05/08/2001 +15 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +50 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +604 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +585 days 🔍
05/24/2007 +967 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +2598 days 🔍
07/19/2019 +1841 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: SRTeam
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0489 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0489
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16898
X-Force: 6478
SecurityFocus: 2657 - gFTP Remote Format String Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1805 - gFTP Logging Facility Remote Format String
Vulnerability Center: 15208 - gftp Format String Vulnerability when Logging FTP and HTTP Responses, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:56
Updated: 07/19/2019 17:17
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:56 (73), 07/19/2019 17:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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