War FTPD could allow attackers to list directories outside the FTP root
| warftp-directory-traversal (6197) |  Low Risk |
Description:
War FTPD could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker can issue the 'dir' command containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to list directories outside of the FTP root directory.
Platforms Affected:
- Jgaa, WarFTPd 1.67b4
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of War FTPD (1.67b5 or later), available from the War FTPD Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Mar 06 2001 - 13:17:34 CST, Warftp 1.67b04 Directory Traversal at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0042.html.
- WarFTP Web site, Security: Directory listing exploit in War FTPD 1.67b4 at http://support.jgaa.com/?cmd=ShowArticle&ID=31&PHPSESSID=aa1c35465afde3e0ac6abf9df0c691e0.
- BID-2444: Jarle Aase War FTPD Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-0295: Directory traversal vulnerability in War FTP 1.67.04 allows remote attackers to list directory contents and possibly read files via a dir *./../.. command.
- OSVDB ID: 874: WarFTPd Arbitrary Directory Listing
Reported:
Mar 06, 2001
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