Microsoft Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 3.0Pro Vulnerability
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L-024: Microsoft Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 3.0Pro Vulnerability
December 4, 2000 18:00 GMT
PROBLEM: Administrator user control option is flawed and could allow
root access, through a malformed command.
PLATFORM: Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 3.0Pro
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT 2000
Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 2.41RC14 Pro
- Microsoft Windows 3.11WfW
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT 2000
Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 2.41RC14
- Microsoft Windows 3.11WfW
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT 2000
DAMAGE: A remote attacker could compromise the system if Winsock FTPd
has been installed on the same partition/drive as root.
SOLUTION: Apply the upgrades as specified.
VULNERABILITY The risk is HIGH. The vulnerability has been been publicly
ASSESSMENT: announced.
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bugtraq id 2005
class Access Validation Error
cve GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
remote Yes
local Yes
published November 27, 2000
updated November 29, 2000
vulnerable Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 3.0Pro
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT 2000
Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 2.41RC14 Pro
- Microsoft Windows 3.11WfW
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT 2000
Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 2.41RC14
- Microsoft Windows 3.11WfW
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT 2000
Winsock FTPd is a popular FTP server from Texas Imperial Software.
A vulnerability exists in Winsock FTPd that could allow an unauthorized user to
browse the root directory of the drive where Winsock FTPd has been installed.
During install, Winsock FTPd allows the administrator to "Restrict to home
directory and below" effectively creating a chroot jail for users. Upon logging
in, a user can pass a the server a malformed change directory request that will
allow any user (including anonymous) to browse the root directory and possibly
retrieve/write files to the root directory on which Winsock FTPd resides.
Upon connecting to the Winsock FTPd server, a user could issue the command: cd
../../ This will normally result in the message "User is not allowed to ../../"
and will be returned to their chroot jail directory.
If the user issues the following command: cd /../.. they will not receive the
"User is not allowed to" message and will change directory to root on the drive
or partition where Winsock FTPd has been installed.
If the administrator has installed Winsock FTPd on the same drive or partition
that contains the operating system, a remote attacker could gain access to
systems files, password files, etc. that could lead to a complete system
compromise.
The vendor has issued the following upgrades that fix this
vulnerability:
Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 3.0Pro:
Texas Imperial Software upgrade protr300.zip
http://www.wftpd.com/downloads/protr300.zip
Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 2.41RC14 Pro:
Texas Imperial Software upgrade 32wfd241.zip
http://www.wftpd.com/downloads/32wfd241.zip
Texas Imperial Software WFTPD 2.41RC14:
Texas Imperial Software upgrade wftpd241.zip
http://www.wftpd.com/downloads/wftpd241.zip
credit
This vulnerability was first reported to Bugtraq on November 27, 2000 by
Interstellar Overdrive
reference
message: Vulnerability in Winsock FTPD 2.41/3.00 (Pro)
(Interstellar Overdrive )
web page: Texas Imperial Software Downloads
(Texas Imperial Software)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2005
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