IglooFTP allows attacker to overwrite files
| iglooftp-file-overwrites (18632) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
IglooFTP PRO for Linux is an FTP server for Linux platforms. IglooFTP version 0.6.1 could allow a remote attacker to overwrite files. If a remote attacker modifies an FTP response to IglooFTP, the attacker could then gain control over a user's account and read or modify the files or possibly watch the programs currently running on the system.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site: IglooFTP 0.6.1 uses fopen in /tmp.
- CVE-2004-1276: IglooFTP 0.6.1, when recursively uploading a directory, allows local users to overwrite the files that are being uploaded by creating temporary files with names generated by the tmpnam function, before the files are opened by IglooFTP.
Platforms Affected:
- IglooFTP PRO IglooFTP PRO for Windows 0.6.1
Reported:
Dec 15, 2004
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