ncftp up to 3.1.4 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ncftp up to 3.1.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2002-1345. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ncftp up to 3.1.4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerabilities in multiple FTP clients on UNIX systems allow remote malicious FTP servers to create or overwrite files as the client user via filenames containing /absolute/path or .. (dot dot) sequences.

The weakness was shared 12/23/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1345. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10821), SecurityFocus (BID 6360†), OSVDB (16574†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8475†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2002 🔍
12/23/2002 +12 days 🔍
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07/03/2005 +923 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3315 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +3827 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1345 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1345
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19239
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X-Force: 10821
SecurityFocus: 6360 - Multiple Vendor FTP Client Side File Overwriting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16574 - NcFTP Server Response Traversal Arbitrary File Write
Vulnerability Center: 8475 - Directory Traversal in Multiple FTP Clients via Malicious Filenames, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 17:17
Updated: 01/21/2025 09:23
Changes: 07/31/2014 17:17 (54), 06/02/2019 20:51 (2), 01/21/2025 09:23 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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