National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3962
Original release date:07/25/2007
Last revised:11/15/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in fsplib.c in fsplib before 0.9 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long filename that is not properly handled by the fsp_readdir_native function when MAXNAMLEN is greater than 255, or (2) a long d_name directory (dirent) field in the fsp_readdir function.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (08/10/2007)
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Not vulnerable. fsplib is part of gftp in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, but this issue does not affect Linux.
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External Source: BID
Name: 25034
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26184
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://fsp.cvs.sourceforge.net/fsp/fsplib/fsplib.c?r1=1.21&r2=1.22
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://fsp.cvs.sourceforge.net/fsp/fsplib/fsplib.c?r1=1.17&r2=1.18
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://fsp.cvs.sourceforge.net/fsp/fsplib/ChangeLog?revision=1.17&view=markup
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:018
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200711-01
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27501
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26378
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 38570
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 38569
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188252