Check Point Advisories

SlimFTPd LIST Command Buffer Overflow (CVE-2005-2373)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2211
Date Published:	17 Nov 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 23 November, 2014
Source:	Mitre
Industry Reference:	CVE-2005-2373
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	SlimFTPd 3.15, 3.16, 3.17
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in SlimFTPd server. The vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds verification on certain FTP service commands. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted FTP LIST service command to the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the SlimFTPd LIST Command Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: FTP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: SlimFTPd LIST Command Buffer Overflow