MMFTPD SysLog Format String Vulnerability

BID:4990

Info

MMFTPD SysLog Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 4990
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2002-0925
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 11 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 01:56PM
Credit: Vulnerability discovery credited to Guillaume Pelat.
Vulnerable: Matthew Mondor mmftpd 0.0.7
- Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
- Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
- Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
- Debian Linux 2.2 arm
- Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
- Debian Linux 2.2 68k
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
- Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.2 alpha
- Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
- Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
- Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
- Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
- SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
- SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
- SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
- SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
- SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
- SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
- SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
- SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
- SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
- SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
- SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
- SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
- SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
- SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
- SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
- SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
Not Vulnerable: Matthew Mondor mmftpd 0.0.8
- Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
- Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
- Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
- Debian Linux 2.2 arm
- Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
- Debian Linux 2.2 68k
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
- Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.2 alpha
- Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
- Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
- Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
- Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
- SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
- SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
- SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
- SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
- SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
- SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
- SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
- SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
- SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
- SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
- SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
- SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
- SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
- SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
- SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
- SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha

Discussion

MMFTPD SysLog Format String Vulnerability

mmftpd is a freely available, open source FTP server for Linux operating systems.

Due to improper use of the syslog call, a problem exists which could make the execution of arbitrary code possible. A syslog call in the program which logs user-supplied information could be exploited to print to specified places in memory, including potentially overwriting the return address of a function and executing arbitrary code.

Solution / Fix

MMFTPD SysLog Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Update available:


Matthew Mondor mmftpd 0.0.7

References

MMFTPD SysLog Format String Vulnerability

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