Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53963
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-259-03)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'WU-FTPD' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-259-03 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'WU-FTPD' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-259-03 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Upgraded WU-FTPD packages are available for Slackware 9.0 and - -current. These fix a problem where an attacker could use a specially crafted filename in conjunction with WU-FTPD's conversion feature (mostly used to compress files, or produce tar archives) to execute arbitrary commands on the server. In addition, a MAIL_ADMIN which has been found to be insecure has been disabled. We do not recommend deploying WU-FTPD in situations where security is required. Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ Tue Sep 23 14:43:10 PDT 2003 pasture/dontuse/wu-ftpd/wu-ftpd-2.6.2-i486-3.tgz: Fixed a security problem in /etc/ftpconversions (CVE-1999-0997). There's also another hole in wu-ftpd which may be triggered if the MAIL_ADMIN feature (notifies the admin of anonymous uploads) is used, so MAIL_ADMIN has been disabled in this build. Also note that we've moved this from /pasture to /pasture/dontuse, which should tell you something. (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'WU-FTPD' package(s) on Slackware 9.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	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
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