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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10009
Category:FTP
Title:AIX FTPd buffer overflow
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

It was possible to make the remote FTP server
crash by issuing this command :

CEL aaaa[...]aaaa

This problem is known has the 'AIX FTPd' overflow and
may allow the remote user to easily gain access to the
root (super-user) account on the remote system.

Solution : If you are using AIX FTPd, then read
IBM's advisory number ERS-SVA-E01-1999:004.1,
or contact your vendor for a patch.

Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 679
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0789
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/679
Bugtraq: 19990928 Remote bufferoverflow exploit for ftpd from AIX 4.3.2 running on an RS6000 (Google Search)
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: J-072
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-072.shtml
IBM ERS/BRS Advisory: ERS-SVA-E01-1999:004.1
XForce ISS Database: aix-ftpd-bo
CopyrightThis script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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