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Sid
16524

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in proftpd.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a "%" (percent) character in the username, which introduces a "'" (single quote) character during variable substitution by mod sql.

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Affected Systems:
proftpd project proftpd 1.3.1
proftpd project proftpd 1.3.2
proftpd project proftpd 1.3.2 rc2

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Attack Scenarios:
In an SQL injection attack, the attacker is able to coerce the application into running SQL queries of the attackers choosing. This can lead to a complete compromise of the data stored in the system as well as the attacker being able to gain administrative access to the application.

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Ease of Attack:
Medium.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2009-0542:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-0542
 
Common Weakness Enumeration:
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html
 
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification:
http://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/66.html

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