Missing Authorization in NetBSD - CVE-2023-45198
Published: November 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83295
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45198
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NetBSD Foundation, Inc
Affected software:
NetBSD
NetBSD
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in tnftpd (the portable version of NetBSD ftpd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can use the MLSD and MLST commands to download arbitrary files from the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-45198
Install updates from vendor's website.