| Plugin ID | 77 |
| Plugin name | Washington University wu-ftpd up to 2.6.2 restricted-gid unauthorized access |
| Plugin filename | Washington University wu-ftpd up to 2.6.2 restricted-gid unauthorized access.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2684 bytes |
| Plugin family | FTP |
| Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
| Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin created company | computec.ch |
| Plugin created date | 2004/03/22 |
| Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
| Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
| Plugin updated date | 2004/11/13 |
| Plugin version | 1.3 |
| Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 21 |
| Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|close|pattern_exists *220.*wu-* |
| Plugin detection accuracy | 80 |
| Plugin comment | Check is copied from the Nessus plugin. |
| Bug affected | wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and older |
| Bug not affected | wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and newer |
| Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
| Bug description | The 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 solution | There is no official fix at this time. See the RedHat advisories for more information. |
| Bug fixing time | 1 hour |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9832/exploit/ |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | High |
| Bug popularity | 8 |
| Bug simplicity | 7 |
| Bug impact | 7 |
| Bug risk | 7 |
| Bug Nessus risk | High |
| Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
| Source SecurityFocus BID | 9832 |
| Source Nessus ID | 12098 |
| Source Literature | Hacking 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 |