CVE-2018-10916
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CVE-2018-10916 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used. A remote attacker may trick a user to use reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server, resulting in the removal of all files in the current working directory of the victim's system.. EPSS estimates a 4.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used. A remote attacker may trick a user to use reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server, resulting in the removal of all files in the current working directory of the victim's system.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lftp Project | Lftp | <= 4.8.3 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 42.3 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10916Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/commit/a27e07d90a4608ceaf928b1babb27d4d803e1992Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/issues/452Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-2/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10916Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/commit/a27e07d90a4608ceaf928b1babb27d4d803e1992Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/issues/452Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-2/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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