Rule: -- Sid: 2392 -- Summary: This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability associated with WuFtpd RETR command. -- Impact: Remote access. A successful attack may permit the remote execution of arbitrary commands with system privileges. -- Detailed Information: WuFtpd is an FTP server based on BSD ftpd. A vulnerability exists with the RETR command that can cause a buffer overflow and permit the execution of arbitrary commands with system privileges. The buffer overflow can be caused by supplying an overly long argument to the RETR command. The issue exists in the realpath() function. It is possible for an attacker to send malformed data to the realpath() function that will cause the overflow condition to occur. -- Affected Systems: Multiple systems using affected C libraries, libc -- Attack Scenarios: An attacker can use one of the publicly available exploit scripts to cause the overflow to occur. -- Ease of Attack: Simple. Many exploits exist. -- False Positives: None Known. -- False Negatives: None Known. -- Corrective Action: Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software. Use scp as an alternative to ftp Disallow ftp access to internal resources from external sources Recompile binaries statically linked to the system libc implementation -- Contributors: Sourcefire Research Team Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com> Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com> -- Additional References: --
