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Debian Security Advisory DSA 087-1 (wu-ftpd)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
16 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wu-ftpd announced via advisory DSA 087-1.
Insight
Insight
CORE ST reports that an exploit has been found for a bug in the wu-ftpd glob code (this is the code that handles filename wildcard expansion). Any logged in user (including anonymous ftp users) can exploit the bug to gain root privilege on the server. This has been corrected in version 2.6.0-6 of the wu-ftpd package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20087-1