CVE-2018-10916

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2018-05-16
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1610349: CVE-2018-10916 lftp: particular remote file names may lead to current working directory erased
It has been discovered that lftp 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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-10916 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 lftp Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 lftp Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 lftp Not affected

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