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OpenBSD ftpd Long Command Processing Vulnerability

Report ID: SA32070
Source: Secunia
Date of Discovery: 29.09.2008
Criticality: Low
Affects:
OpenBSD 4.3

Compromise From: From remote
Compromise Type: Cross site scripting

Summary

A vulnerability in OpenBSD ftpd has reported, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks.

Detailed Description

A vulnerability in OpenBSD ftpd has reported, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability is caused due to the application truncating an overly long FTP command, and improperly interpreting the remainder string as a new FTP command. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary FTP commands with the privileges of another user by e.g. tricking the user into following a malicious link.

CVE Reference

CVE-2008-4247