Washington University wu-ftpd up to 2.6.2 restricted-gid unauthorized access 1.3
 
Plugin ID77
Plugin nameWashington University wu-ftpd up to 2.6.2 restricted-gid unauthorized access
Plugin filenameWashington University wu-ftpd up to 2.6.2 restricted-gid unauthorized access.plugin
Plugin filesize2684 bytes
Plugin familyFTP
Plugin created nameMarc Ruef
Plugin created emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin created webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin created companycomputec.ch
Plugin created date2004/03/22
Plugin updated nameMarc Ruef
Plugin updated emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin updated webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin updated companycomputec.ch
Plugin updated date2004/11/13
Plugin version1.3
Plugin changelogCorrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3
Plugin protocoltcp
Plugin port21
Plugin procedure detectionopen|sleep|close|pattern_exists *220.*wu-*
Plugin detection accuracy80
Plugin commentCheck is copied from the Nessus plugin.
Bug affectedwu-ftpd 2.6.2 and older
Bug not affectedwu-ftpd 2.6.2 and newer
Bug vulnerability classConfiguration
Bug descriptionThe remote host is running wu-ftpd 2.6.2 or older. There is a bug in this version which may allow an attacker to bypass the 'restricted-gid' feature and gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted directories.
Bug solutionThere is no official fix at this time. See the RedHat advisories for more information.
Bug fixing time1 hour
Bug exploit availabilityYes
Bug exploit urlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9832/exploit/
Bug remoteYes
Bug localYes
Bug severityHigh
Bug popularity8
Bug simplicity7
Bug impact7
Bug risk7
Bug Nessus riskHigh
Bug check toolsNessus is able to do the same check.
Source SecurityFocus BID9832
Source Nessus ID12098
Source LiteratureHacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427
Source Misc.http://www.computec.ch

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