SB2012120503 - Improper Authentication in freeftpd.com freeFTPd



SB2012120503 - Improper Authentication in freeftpd.com freeFTPd

Published: December 5, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012120503
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6067)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

freeFTPd.exe in freeFTPd through 1.0.11 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted SFTP session, as demonstrated by an OpenSSH client with modified versions of ssh.c and sshconnect2.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.