gFTP Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:12539

Info

gFTP Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12539
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0372
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 14 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 10:06AM
Credit: The individual or individuals responsible for the discovery of this issue are currently unknown; the vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: SGI ProPack 3.0
SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3 i686
Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3
Redhat Fedora Core3
Redhat Fedora Core2
Redhat Fedora Core1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Redhat Desktop 3.0
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
gFTP gFTP 2.0.17
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
gFTP gFTP 2.0.16
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
gFTP gFTP 2.0.15
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
gFTP gFTP 2.0.15
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
gFTP gFTP 2.0.14
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
gFTP gFTP 2.0.13
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
gFTP gFTP 2.0.12
gFTP gFTP 2.0.11
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
gFTP gFTP 2.0.10
gFTP gFTP 2.0.9
gFTP gFTP 2.0.8
- Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 6.2
 gFTP gFTP 2.0.7
- Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 6.2
 gFTP gFTP 2.0.6 a
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.2
gFTP gFTP 2.0.6
gFTP gFTP 2.0.5
gFTP gFTP 2.0.4
gFTP gFTP 2.0.3
gFTP gFTP 2.0.2
gFTP gFTP 2.0.1
gFTP gFTP 2.0
gFTP gFTP 1.13
gFTP gFTP 1.12
gFTP gFTP 1.11
gFTP gFTP 1.1
gFTP gFTP 1.0
gFTP gFTP 0.21
gFTP gFTP 0.2
gFTP gFTP 0.1
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: gFTP gFTP 2.0.18

Discussion

gFTP Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

A remote directory traversal vulnerability reportedly affects gFTP. This issue is due to a failure of the application to sanitize input supplied by malicious FTP server.

An attacker may leverage this issue to overwrite or create arbitrary files on an affected computer with the privileges of an unsuspecting user running the vulnerable application. This may lead to a compromise of the affected computer, denial of service attacks, as well as others.

Exploit / POC

gFTP Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue.

Solution / Fix

gFTP Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an upgrade that resolves this issue.

Conectiva has released an advisory (CLSA-2005:957) and fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

Mandrake has released advisory MDKSA-2005:050 dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SuSE Linux has released a security summary report (SUSE-SR:2005:005) that contains information regarding the availability of fixes to address this and other vulnerabilities. Customers are advised to peruse the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

Debian has released advisory DSA 686-1 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Gentoo has released advisory GLSA 200502-27 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Gentoo users may carry out the following commands to update their computers:

emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/gftp-2.0.18-r1"

Fedora advisories FEDORA-2005-309 and FEDORA-2005-310 for Fedora Core 2 and Core 3 are available to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisories for more information.

RedHat has released advisory RHSA-2005:410-07 to address this issue in RedHat Enterprise Linux, and Desktop Linux. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

SGI has released advisory 20050603-01-U to address this, and other issues for SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3, and SGI ProPack 3 Service Pack 5. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

RedHat Fedora has released Fedora Legacy security advisory FLSA:152908 addressing this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.


gFTP gFTP 0.1

gFTP gFTP 0.2

gFTP gFTP 0.21

gFTP gFTP 1.0

gFTP gFTP 1.1

gFTP gFTP 1.11

gFTP gFTP 1.12

gFTP gFTP 1.13

gFTP gFTP 2.0

gFTP gFTP 2.0.1

gFTP gFTP 2.0.10

gFTP gFTP 2.0.11

gFTP gFTP 2.0.12

gFTP gFTP 2.0.13

gFTP gFTP 2.0.14

gFTP gFTP 2.0.15

gFTP gFTP 2.0.15

gFTP gFTP 2.0.16

gFTP gFTP 2.0.17

gFTP gFTP 2.0.2

gFTP gFTP 2.0.3

gFTP gFTP 2.0.4

gFTP gFTP 2.0.5

gFTP gFTP 2.0.6

gFTP gFTP 2.0.6 a

gFTP gFTP 2.0.7

gFTP gFTP 2.0.8

gFTP gFTP 2.0.9

References

gFTP Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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