68985 : ProFTPD netio.c pr_netio_telnet_gets Function TELNET_IAC Escape Sequence Remote Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-11-02

Time to Patch
35 days

Description

ProFTPD is prone to an overflow condition. The TELNET_IAC Escape Sequence handling fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can potentially cause the executition of arbitrary code.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.3c or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

The ProFTPD Project	ProFTPD	1.3.2rc3
		1.3.3a
		1.3.3b

References

CVE ID: 2010-4221 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 42047 42052 42217
Bugtraq ID: 44562
Metasploit ID: 68985 68985
Related OSVDB ID: 68988
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2010-2941 ADV-2010-2959 ADV-2010-2962
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3521
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.3c
Mail List Post: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050687.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050703.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050726.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Nov/49
Vendor URL: http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.498209
Other Advisory URL: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:227
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-229/

Tools & Filters

	50544

Credit

Anonymous - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-11-10 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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