CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2006-0705

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Feb 15, 2006 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Format string vulnerability in a logging function as used by various SFTP servers, including (1) AttachmateWRQ Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Server before 6.0.0.9, (2) Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server before 6.0 build 38, (3) F-Secure SSH Server for Windows before 5.3 build 35, (4) F-Secure SSH Server for UNIX 3.0 through 5.0.8, (5) SSH Tectia Server 4.3.6 and earlier and 4.4.0, and (6) SSH Shell Server 3.2.9 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, involving crafted filenames and the stat command.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Reflection_for_secure_it_server Attachmatewrq 6.0 (including) 6.0 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.0 (including) 3.0.0 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.1 (including) 3.0.1 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.2 (including) 3.0.2 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.3 (including) 3.0.3 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.4 (including) 3.0.4 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.5 (including) 3.0.5 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.6 (including) 3.0.6 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.7 (including) 3.0.7 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.8 (including) 3.0.8 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.0.9 (including) 3.0.9 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.1.0 (including) 3.1.0 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.1.0_build9 (including) 3.1.0_build9 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.2.0 (including) 3.2.0 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 3.2.3 (including) 3.2.3 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 5.0 (including) 5.0 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 5.1 (including) 5.1 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 5.2 (including) 5.2 (including)
F-secure_ssh_server F-secure 5.3 (including) 5.3 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References