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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 200611-05 ] Netkit FTP Server: Privilege escalation |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Netkit FTP Server: Privilege escalation (GLSA 200611-05)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: November 10, 2006
Updated: December 30, 2007
Bug(s): #150292
ID: 200611-05
Synopsis
An incorrect seteuid() call could allow an FTP user to access some files or directories that would normally be inaccessible.
Background
net-ftp/netkit-ftpd is the Linux Netkit FTP server with optional SSL support.
Affected Packages
Package: net-ftp/netkit-ftpd
Vulnerable: < 0.17-r4
Unaffected: >= 0.17-r4
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Paul Szabo reported that an incorrect seteuid() call after the chdir() function can allow an attacker to access a normally forbidden directory, in some very particular circumstances, for example when the NFS-hosted targetted directory is not reachable by the client-side root user. Additionally, some potentially exploitable unchecked setuid() calls were also fixed.
Impact
A local attacker might craft his home directory to gain access through ftpd to normally forbidden directories like /root, possibly with writing permissions if seteuid() fails and if the ftpd configuration allows that. The unchecked setuid() calls could also lead to a root FTP login, depending on the FTP server configuration.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Netkit FTP Server users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/netkit-ftpd-0.17-r4" |
References
CVE-2006-5778
Last edited by GLSA on Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:18 am; edited 1 time in total |
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