VDB-39955 · CVE-2007-5769 · BID 26764

netkit ftp 0.17 ftp.c getreply memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in netkit ftp 0.17. This vulnerability affects the function getreply of the file ftp.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5769. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in netkit ftp 0.17 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getreply of the file ftp.c. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Double free vulnerability in the getreply function in ftp.c in netkit ftp (netkit-ftp) 0.17 20040614 and later allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via some types of FTP protocol behavior. NOTE: the netkit-ftpd issue is covered by CVE-2007-6263.

The weakness was published 12/06/2007 by Venustech with VenusTech (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5769 since 11/01/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 26764†). Similar entry is available at VDB-39958. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

11/01/2007 🔍
12/06/2007 +35 days 🔍
12/06/2007 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2007 +1 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2656 days 🔍
09/12/2018 +1276 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Researcher: Venustech
Organization: VenusTech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39955
SecurityFocus: 26764 - netkit-ftp getreply() Uninitialized Output Stream Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 09/12/2018 11:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (50), 09/12/2018 11:17 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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