CVE-2001-0187

Description

Format string vulnerability in wu-ftp 2.6.1 and earlier, when running with debug mode enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed argument that is recorded in a PASV port assignment.

Affected products

• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.1 – 2.4.1
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta9 – 2.4.2_beta9
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18 – 2.4.2_beta18
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr4 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr4
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr5 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr5
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr6 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr6
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr7 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr7
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr8 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr8
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr9 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr9
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr10 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr10
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr11 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr11
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr12 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr12
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr13 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr13
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr14 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr14
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18_vr15 – 2.4.2_beta18_vr15
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_vr16 – 2.4.2_vr16
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.4.2_vr17 – 2.4.2_vr17
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.5 – 2.5
• washington_university / wu-ftpd2.6 – 2.6

Exploits & proofs of concept

• exploit-dbWU-FTPD 2.4.2/2.5/2.6 - Debug Mode Client Hostname Format Stringby Wu-ftpd team

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-016
• MISCftp://ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/patches/apply_to_current/missing_format_strings.patch
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6020
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2296
• MISChttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000443