CVE-2011-1575 Other in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can inject commands into encrypted FTP sessions due to improper I/O buffering in Pure-FTPd's STARTTLS implementation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1575?
CVE-2011-1575 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The STARTTLS implementation in ftp_parser.c in Pure-FTPd before 1.0.30 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted FTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1575?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pureftpd Pure-Ftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1575?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-1575 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1575 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1575, GHSA-mqpg-5c3p-cx82.