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WRQ Reflection Secure IT SFTP Format String Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA18843
Release Date: 2006-02-14
Last Update: 2006-02-20
Popularity: 6,395 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:F-Secure SSH for UNIX 3.x
F-Secure SSH for UNIX 4.x
F-Secure SSH for UNIX 5.x
F-Secure SSH for Windows 5.x
WRQ Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Server 6.x
WRQ Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 6.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0705


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Reflection Secure IT, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in the SFTP component during logging of accessed file names. This can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a file with specially crafted file name.

Successful exploitation requires that a user is authenticated to the SFTP service.

Solution:
Update to a fixed version.

-- Windows Server --

Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server:
Update to version 6.0 build 38.

F-Secure SSH Server for Windows:
Update to version 5.3 build 35.

-- UNIX Server --

Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Server:
Update to version 6.0.0.9.

F-Secure SSH Server for UNIX:
Update to version 5.0.8.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.

Changelog:
2006-02-20: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
WRQ:
http://support.wrq.com/techdocs/1882.html

Other References:
US-CERT VU#419241:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/419241


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