Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | vsftpd security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2008:0579 | First vendor Publication | 2008-07-24 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2008-07-24 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.1 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: An updated vsftpd package that fixes a security issue is now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Description: vsftpd (Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon) is a secure FTP server for Linux and Unix-like systems. The version of vsftpd as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 when used in combination with Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) had a memory leak on an invalid authentication attempt. Since vsftpd prior to version 2.0.5 allows any number of invalid attempts on the same connection this memory leak could lead to an eventual DoS. (CVE-2008-2375) This update mitigates this security issue by including a backported patch which terminates a session after a given number of failed log in attempts. The default number of attempts is 3 and this can be configured using the "max_login_fails" directive. All vsftpd users should upgrade to this updated package, which addresses this vulnerability. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 453376 - CVE-2008-2375 older vsftpd authentication memory leak |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0579.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10138 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10138 | ||
| Title: | Memory leak in a certain Red Hat deployment of vsftpd before 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and 4, when PAM is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of invalid authentication attempts within the same session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5962. | ||
| Description: | Memory leak in a certain Red Hat deployment of vsftpd before 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and 4, when PAM is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of invalid authentication attempts within the same session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5962. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-2375 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for vsftpd File : nvt/sles10_vsftpd.nasl |
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for vsftpd File : nvt/sles9p5034480.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for vsftpd RHSA-2008:0579-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0579-01_vsftpd.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for vsftpd RHSA-2008:0680-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0680-01_vsftpd.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for vsftpd CESA-2008:0579 centos3 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0579_vsftpd_centos3_i386.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for vsftpd CESA-2008:0579 centos3 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0579_vsftpd_centos3_x86_64.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 46930 | Red Hat Linux vsftpd w/ PAM Memory Exhaustion Remote DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0579.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20080724_vsftpd_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20080724_vsftpd_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12192.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-09-03 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_vsftpd-5388.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-07-28 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0579.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-07-25 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0579.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-07-25 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0680.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:51:48 |
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