4073 : Serv-U FTP Server MDTM Command Time Zone Argument Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date Vendor Solution Date
2004-02-25 2004-02-25

Description

The Serv-U FTP server is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow attack when processing a long time zone argument to the MDTM command. This command is only available to authenticated users (including anonymous) and may be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the FTP service. This service often runs with administrative privileges and successful exploitation may result in a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required, Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.0.0.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Rhino Software, Inc.
Watch-list
Serv-U
Watch-list
3.0.0.16
3.0.0.17
3.1.0.0
3.1.0.1
3.1.0.3
4.0.0.4
4.1.0.0
4.1.0.3
5.0.0.0

References

Tools & Filters

12080

Snort

2416 2546

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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