CVE-2007-6263

Public Exploit

Description

The dataconn function in ftpd.c in netkit ftpd (netkit-ftpd) 0.17, when certain modifications to support SSL have been introduced, calls fclose on an uninitialized file stream, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via some types of FTP over SSL protocol behavior, as demonstrated by breaking a passive FTP DATA connection in a way that triggers an error in the server's SSL_accept function. NOTE: the netkit ftp issue is covered by CVE-2007-5769.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.65% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26763 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28697 third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-17.xml vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119704348003382&w=2 mailing list
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199206 exploit
http://osvdb.org/41191 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6263?
CVE-2007-6263 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6263?
To fix CVE-2007-6263, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6263 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6263 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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