SmbFTPD SMBDirList format string
| smbftpd-smbdirlist-format-string (36893) |  High Risk |
Description:
SmbFTPD could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, caused by a format string vulnerability in the SMBDirList function in dirlist.c. A remote attacker with a valid user account could exploit this vulnerability by listing a specially-crafted filename, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable client systems.
Platforms Affected:
- twbsd, smbftpd 0.96
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SmbFTPD (0.97 or later), available from the twbsd Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Oct 01 2007 - 10:48:02 CDT, smbftpd 0.96 format string vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-10/0011.html.
- Sourceforge.net: Files, smbftpd - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 0.97 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=543077.
- twbsd Web site, SmbFTPD at http://www.twbsd.org/enu/smbftpd/index.php.
- BID-25871: SmbFTPD SMBDirList Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5184: Format string vulnerability in the SMBDirList function in dirlist.c in SmbFTPD 0.96 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a directory name.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3311: SmbFTPD SMBDirList() Function File Listing Format String Vulnerability
- SA27014: SmbFTPD "SMBDirList()" Format String Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 01, 2007
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