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INFORMATION BULLETIN
Wu-ftpd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
[Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2003:245-15]
July 31, 2003 18:00 GMT Number N-132
[Revised 13 Aug 2003]
[Revised 14 Aug 2003]
[Revised 5 Sept 2003]
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PROBLEM: A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in wu-ftpd versions
2.6.2 and earlier. WU-FTPD is a popular ftp daemon used on the
Internet, and on many anonymous ftp sites all around the
world.
PLATFORM: Red Hat:
Linux 7.1, Linux 7.1 for iSeries, Linux 7.1 for pSeries,
Linux 7.2, Linux 7.3, Linux 8.0
Sun:
Solaris 9, Sun Linux 5.0
Hewlett Packard:
B.11.22, B.11.11, and B.11.00 running wu-ftpd
OTHER PLATFORMS WILL BE ADDED WHEN VENDOR BULLETINS ARE RELEASED.
DAMAGE: Successful exploitation could cause a buffer overflow and allow
for an increase in privileges. Denial of service attacks may be
possible.
SOLUTION: Install updated wu-ftpd packages from Red Hat, or obtain the
realpath.patch from the WU-FTPD Development Group web site.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is HIGH. A remote attacker could gain root privileges.
ASSESSMENT:
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-132.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-245.html
ADDITIONAL LINKS: iSEC:
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0011-wu-ftpd.txt
SUN:
http://www.sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/
retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F56121&zone_32
=category%3Asecurity
http://www.sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=
fsalert%2F56220&zone_32=category%3Asecurity
PATCHES: WU-FTPD Development Group:
realpath.patch for WU-FTPD 2.6.2
http://www.wu-ftpd.org/
ADDITIONAL VENDOR INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED WHEN IT
BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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Revision History: 8/13/2003 - Added Sun's Alert ID: 56121
8/14/2003 - Added Sun's Alert ID: 56220
9/5/2003 - Added Hewlett Packard vulnerable systems and added
WU-FTPD Development Group Link
[***** Start Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2003:245-15 *****]
Updated wu-ftpd packages fix remote vulnerability.
Advisory: RHSA-2003:245-15
Last updated on: 31-JUL-03
Affected Products: Red Hat Linux 7.1
Red Hat Linux 7.1 for iSeries
Red Hat Linux 7.1 for pSeries
Red Hat Linux 7.2
Red Hat Linux 7.3
Red Hat Linux 8.0
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CAN-2003-0466
Security Advisory
Details:
Updated wu-ftpd packages are now available that fix a remotely exploitable
security issue.
The wu-ftpd package contains the Washington University FTP (File Transfer
Protocol) server daemon. FTP is a method of transferring files between
computers on a network.
An off-by-one bug has been discovered in versions of wu-ftpd up to and
including 2.6.2. On a vulnerable system, a remote attacker would be able
to exploit this bug to gain root privileges.
Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2 contain a version of wu-ftpd that is affected by
this bug, although it is believed this issue will not be remotely
exploitable due to compiler padding of the buffer targeted for the overflow.
Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 contain a version of wu-ftpd that is remotely
exploitable.
Red Hat advises all users of wu-ftpd to upgrade to these erratum packages,
which contain a security patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.
Red Hat would like to thank Wojciech Purczynski and Janusz Niewiadomski of
ISEC Security Research for their responsible disclosure of this issue.
Updated packages:
Red Hat Linux 7.1
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SRPMS:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.71.1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] eaad5f7ffbf2399c13623da2c6ff4e83
i386:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.71.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] ecbd80d787844a3ab579e6058b0704c2
Red Hat Linux 7.1 for iSeries
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SRPMS:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.71.1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] eaad5f7ffbf2399c13623da2c6ff4e83
ppc:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.71.1.ppc.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] cf9324b0e936ffb3aa7a738f26108eb6
Red Hat Linux 7.1 for pSeries
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SRPMS:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.71.1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] eaad5f7ffbf2399c13623da2c6ff4e83
ppc:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.71.1.ppc.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] cf9324b0e936ffb3aa7a738f26108eb6
Red Hat Linux 7.2
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SRPMS:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.72.1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] 3f526a5e04806d71560c7357189c08fa
i386:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.72.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] 22ce902ae1255927825bec7a6cbd9a68
ia64:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.72.1.ia64.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] 8587632893b8a74580b50cdf1a4923f6
Red Hat Linux 7.3
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SRPMS:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.73.1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] a25b0c5c9575cfa2e18578b8ec30e7ab
i386:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-11.73.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] 3c53df7e43666c6b1dfc6b9bbbe4da06
Red Hat Linux 8.0
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SRPMS:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-12.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] dca07c4e90f308b49f8ac6b8d463536f
i386:
wu-ftpd-2.6.2-12.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] d7b8fc5c0f9c0938dbddcea76f8e1e22
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains
the desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0466
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0011-wu-ftpd.txt
Keywords:
ftpd
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