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Open and Compact FTPD Auth Bypass and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

FTP

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

10 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The host is running Open and Compact FTPD server and is prone to authentication bypass and directory traversal vulnerabilities.

Insight

Insight

Multiple flaws due to, - Access not being restricted to various FTP commands before a user is properly authenticated. - An Error in handling certain requests.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Open and Compact FTP Server version 1.2 and prior.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Send the crafted directory traversal attack request and check whether it is able to read the system file or not.

Solution

Solution

No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.