RULE(RULE ID:205145)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2012-10-26
Rule Name: CWD root Command Execution Vulnerability (CVE-1999-0082)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: There is a vulnerability in the CWD root command in FTPD. Attacker can use this vulnerability to gain root access.
Impact: A remote attacker may have have gained root ftp access, or will be able to gain root access. The ~root directory may be world readable.
Affected OS: Solaris, Other Unix, FreeBSD, Linux
Reference: CVE-1999-0082
CVE-2001-0421
Solutions
Update vendor's patch.