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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10452
Category:FTP
Title:wu-ftpd SITE EXEC vulnerability
Summary:The remote FTP server does not properly sanitize the argument of; the SITE EXEC command.
Description:Summary:
The remote FTP server does not properly sanitize the argument of
the SITE EXEC command.

Vulnerability Impact:
It may be possible for a remote attacker to gain root access.

Solution:
Upgrade your wu-ftpd server (<= 2.6.0 are vulnerable)
or disable any access from untrusted users (especially anonymous).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2000-0573
AUSCERT Advisory: AA-2000.02
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-2000.02
BugTraq ID: 1387
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1387
Bugtraq: 20000622 WuFTPD: Providing *remote* root since at least1994 (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2
Bugtraq: 20000623 WUFTPD 2.6.0 remote root exploit (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2
Bugtraq: 20000623 ftpd: the advisory version (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000623091822.3321.qmail@fiver.freemessage.com
Bugtraq: 20000702 [Security Announce] wu-ftpd update (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0017.html
Bugtraq: 20000707 New Released Version of the WuFTPD Sploit (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2
Bugtraq: 20000723 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - WU-FTPD (re-release) (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0244.html
Bugtraq: 20000929 [slackware-security] wuftpd vulnerability - Slackware 4.0, 7.0, 7.1, -current (Google Search)
Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2000-020.0
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-020.0.txt
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html
Debian Security Information: 20000623 (Google Search)
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-00:29
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd.asc.v1.1
NETBSD Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2000-009
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039.html
XForce ISS Database: wuftp-format-string-stack-overwrite
XForce ISS Database: wuftp-format-string-stack-overwrite(4773)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4773
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0997
Bugtraq: 19991220 Security vulnerability in certain wu-ftpd (and derivitives) configurations (fwd) (Google Search)
Debian Security Information: DSA-377 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-377
XForce ISS Database: wuftp-ftp-conversion
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2000 A. de Bernis

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