6492 : jftpgw syslog() Logging Format String
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-05-30

Description

The jftpgw proxy server contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the server process. The issue is caused by an error in the logging functionality of the server where user supplied data is passed as a format string directly to a syslog() function call.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.13.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Joachim Wieland	jftpgw	0.0.x
		0.12.x
		0.13.0
		0.13.1
		0.13.2
		0.13.3

References

Bugtraq ID: 10438
Secunia Advisory ID: 11732 11733
CVE ID: 2004-0448 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://felinemenace.org/~jaguar/advisories/jftpgw.txt
http://www.mcknight.de/jftpgw/ChangeLog
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-510
Vendor URL: http://www.mcknight.de/jftpgw/

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Jaguar - jaguarfelinemenace.org -

CVSSv2 Score

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

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