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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52532
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: proftpd
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: proftpd

CVE-2003-0831
ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline
characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using
certain files.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
9.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0831
Bugtraq: 20030924 [slackware-security] ProFTPD Security Advisory (SSA:2003-259-02) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2
Bugtraq: 20031013 Remote root exploit for proftpd \n bug (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#405348
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html
ISS Security Advisory: 20030923 ProFTPD ASCII File Remote Compromise Vulnerability
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095
http://secunia.com/advisories/9829
XForce ISS Database: proftpd-ascii-xfer-newline-bo(12200)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200
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