PT-2010-1412 · Bftpd · Bftpd

Dazhi · Published 2010-01-07 · Updated 2010-01-08 · CVE-2009-4593

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bftpd versions prior to 2.4

Description The issue is related to the bftpdutmp log function in bftpdutmp.c, which does not properly terminate a string with a '0' character. This could potentially allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in the daemon crashing.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.4, update to version 2.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4593

Affected Products

Bftpd

References · 6

• http://secunia.com/advisories/37185 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4593 · Security Note
• http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/news.html#032130 · Patch
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3032 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36820 · Patch
• http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/downloads/CHANGELOG · Note