IglooFTP File Upload Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability

BID:11961

Info

IglooFTP File Upload Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11961
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 15 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 15 2004 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Manigandan Radhakrishnan.
Vulnerable: IglooFTP IglooFTP 0.6.1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IglooFTP File Upload Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability

IglooFTP creates temporary files in an insecure manner. This issue is reported to occur when the client is uploading files to a remote server. An attacker could abuse this issue through symbolic link attacks that corrupt files owned by the user, most likely resulting in a loss of data.

This issue reportedly exists in UNIX/Linux based versions of IglooFTP. It is not known if Windows versions are affected.

Exploit / POC

IglooFTP File Upload Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

IglooFTP File Upload Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

IglooFTP File Upload Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability

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