Multiple Vendor Wu-Ftpd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:599

Info

Multiple Vendor Wu-Ftpd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 599
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 22 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 22 1999 12:00AM
Credit: First posted to BugTraq by Michal Zalewski on August 22, 1999.
Vulnerable: Washington University wu-ftpd 2.5 .0
+ Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
+ Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
+ Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.0
+ SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3.1
+ SCO eServer 2.3
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 VR17
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 VR16
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR9
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR8
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR7
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR6
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR5
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR4
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR15
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR14
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR13
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR12
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR11
Washington University wu-ftpd 2.4.2 (beta 18) VR10
Linux ftpd 0.16
BeroFTPD BeroFTPD 1.3.4
BeroFTPD BeroFTPD 1.3.3
BeroFTPD BeroFTPD 1.3.2
Not Vulnerable: Washington University wu-ftpd 2.6 .0
+ Cobalt Qube 1.0
+ 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
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -STABLE
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -RELEASE
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3
+ HP HP-UX 11.11
+ HP HP-UX 11.0
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.0
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
+ 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 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 6.4
+ SuSE Linux 6.3 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 6.3 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 6.3
+ SuSE Linux 6.2
+ SuSE Linux 6.1 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 6.1
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 4.0
+ Wirex Immunix OS 6.2
SuSE Linux 6.1
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.5
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.4.1
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.4
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.3.5
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.3.4
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.3.3
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.3.2
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.3.1
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.3
NcFTP Software NcFTPD 2.2.2
Linux ndis-wrapper 1.28 RC2
Academ wu-ftpd 2.4.2

Discussion

Exploit / POC

Multiple Vendor Wu-Ftpd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

It is rumored that there is an exploit in use and in circulation among hackers.

Solution / Fix

Multiple Vendor Wu-Ftpd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The WU-FTPD Development Group has made the following patch available for WU-FTPD 2.5.0:
ftp://ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/quickfixes/apply_to_2.5.0/mapped.path.overrun.patch

Users of BeroFTPD 1.3.4 can apply the same patch.

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