Junkie gui_popup_view_fly function command execution
| junkie-command-execution (18567) |  High Risk |
Description:
Junkie could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, caused by a vulnerability in the gui_popup_view_fly function in the 'gui_tview_popup.c' file. By sending a specially-crafted FTP response to the Junkie client, a remote attacker in control of a malicious FTP server, could execute arbitrary commands on the system with user privileges, once the user chooses to 'View' or 'Download' a batch of FTP files from the malicious FTP server.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site: junkie 0.3.1 gui_popup_view_fly does not check for nasty characters; ftp_retr does not check for directory escapes.
- BID-11978: Junkie FTP Client Server Response Download Filename Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1280: The gui_popup_view_fly function in gui_tview_popup.c for junkie 0.3.1 allows remote malicious FTP servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
Platforms Affected:
- Junkie Junkie 0.3.1
Reported:
Dec 16, 2004
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