M-032: HP-UX Security Vulnerability with wu-ftpd 2.6

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   HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0180,
   Originally issued: 22 Jan. 2002
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PROBLEM:  Security vulnerability in WU-FTPD 2.6., Format String.
          CVE identifier: CAN-2001-0187
          http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-0187


PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 11.0 and 11.11.


DAMAGE:   A remote user may execute arbitrary code on the server.


SOLUTION: Use the latest WEB upgrade which will upgrade WU-FTPD to
          version 2.6 (rev b01.002)


MANUAL ACTIONS: Download and install the latest WEB upgrade.


AVAILABILITY: It is available now for 11.0 and 11.11.


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A. Background
   There is a format string vulnerability in wu-ftpd.
   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) group
   has assigned the identifier: CAN-2001-0187


  http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2296


  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-0187



B. Fixing the problem
   To determine if wu-ftpd version 2.6 is installed on a system:


     what /usr/lbin/ftpd | grep wuftpd-2.6


   If version 2.6 IS installed, then apply the latest web
   upgrade now. Registration for the download is necessary:


   http://www.software.hp.com/


   and search on "wu-ftpd" (without the quotes)


   or:


http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=WUFTPD26


   If revision 2.6 is NOT installed, then make sure you have
   installed the current patches for HP Security Bulletin
   "HPSBUX0107-162 Security Vulnerability in ftpd".



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