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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103185
Category:Gain a shell remotely
Title:vsftpd Compromised Source Packages Backdoor Vulnerability
Summary:vsftpd is prone to a backdoor vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
vsftpd is prone to a backdoor vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The tainted source package contains a backdoor which opens a
shell on port 6200/tcp.

Vulnerability Impact:
Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands in
the context of the application. Successful attacks will compromise the affected application.

Affected Software/OS:
The vsftpd 2.3.4 source package downloaded between 20110630 and
20110703 is affected.

Solution:
The repaired package can be downloaded from the referenced
vendor homepage. Please validate the package with its signature.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2523
[oss-security] 20110711 Re: vsftpd download backdoored
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/11/5
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162145/vsftpd-2.3.4-Backdoor-Command-Execution.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2523
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/102745/VSFTPD-2.3.4-Backdoor-Command-Execution.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2523
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/vsftpd-backdoor-in-version-2-3-4-10805
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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