IglooFTP download_selection_recursive function file overwrite
| iglooftp-file-overwrite (18561) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
IglooFTP PRO for Linux could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files, caused by a vulnerability in the download_selection_recursive function in the 'ftplist.c' file. A remote attacker, in control of a malicious FTP server, could send a specially-crafted FTP response to the IglooFTP client to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with user privileges.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site: IglooFTP 0.6.1 does not check for directory escapes.
- BID-11960: IglooFTP Server Response Download Filename File Corruption Vulnerability
- BID-11961: IglooFTP File Upload Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1277: The download_selection_recursive() function in ftplist.c for IglooFTP 0.6.1 allows remote malicious FTP servers to overwrite arbitrary files via filenames that contain / (slash) characters.
Platforms Affected:
- Digital OSF/1
- IglooFTP PRO IglooFTP PRO for Windows 0.6.1
Reported:
Dec 16, 2004
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