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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11371
Category:FTP
Title:BSD ftpd Single Byte Buffer Overflow
Summary:One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function; in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
Description:Summary:
One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function
in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Solution:
Upgrade your FTP server.

Consider removing directories writable by 'anonymous'.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2001-0053
BugTraq ID: 2124
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2124
Bugtraq: 20001218 Trustix Security Advisory - ed, tcsh, and ftpd-BSD (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0275.html
NETBSD Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2000-018
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc
OpenBSD Security Advisory: 20001218
http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ftpd_replydirname.txt
XForce ISS Database: bsd-ftpd-replydirname-bo(5776)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5776
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2003 Xue Yong Zhi

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