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lftp "mirror --script" Code Execution Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25107
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Release Date:
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2007-05-04
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Popularity:
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7,081 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | LFTP 2.x
lftp 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-2348
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Description:
A weakness has been reported in lftp, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The weakness is caused due to incorrect quotation of shell commands when generating a mirror script via the "mirror --script" feature. This can be e.g. be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files or execute command by enticing a user to create and run a mirror script for a malicious server.
The weakness is reported in versions prior to 3.5.9.
Solution:
Update to version 3.5.9.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory:
http://lftp.yar.ru/news.html
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