vendor:
inetutils
by:
kingcope
9,3
CVSS
HIGH
Remote Root Exploit
N/A
CWE
Product Name: inetutils
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Linux
2006
FTP server (GNU inetutils 1.4.2) Remote Root Exploit
This program remotely exploits the most recent versions of GNU inetutils ftpd on linux systems. The exploit works by creating a shared library including a bindshell, creating a ld.so.preload file referencing the previously created shared library, connecting to the remote ftp server and logging in using the ftp account, uploading the shared library and ld.so.preload into /etc, and running /bin/ls. This results in a root shell.
Mitigation:
Ensure that the chroot environment for the logged in user is secure and that the directory etc is not writeable by the logged in user.