Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long pattern string containing a {} sequence, as seen in (1) g_opendir, (2) g_lstat, (3) g_stat, and (4) the glob0 buffer as used in the glob functions glob2 and glob3.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerberos_5 | Mit | 1.1.1 (including) | 1.1.1 (including) |
| Kerberos_5 | Mit | 1.2 (including) | 1.2 (including) |
| Kerberos_5 | Mit | 1.2.1 (including) | 1.2.1 (including) |
| Kerberos_5 | Mit | 1.2.2 (including) | 1.2.2 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.1 (including) | 6.1 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.1 (including) | 6.5.1 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.2m (including) | 6.5.2m (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.3 (including) | 6.5.3 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.3f (including) | 6.5.3f (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.3m (including) | 6.5.3m (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.4 (including) | 6.5.4 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.5 (including) | 6.5.5 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.6 (including) | 6.5.6 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.7 (including) | 6.5.7 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.8 (including) | 6.5.8 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.10 (including) | 6.5.10 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.5.11 (including) | 6.5.11 (including) |
References
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010802-01-P
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0466.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-07.html
- http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/048.asp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2548
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6332
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010802-01-P
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0466.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-07.html
- http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/048.asp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2548
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6332