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TITLE:
BulletProof FTP Server Privilege Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15152

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15152/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
BulletProof FTP 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/586/

DESCRIPTION:
Reed Arvin has reported a vulnerability in BulletProof FTP Server,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to the application invoking the help
functionality with SYSTEM privileges when configured to run as a
service. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands on a
system with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.4.0.31. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not run the FTP server as a service.

Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reed Arvin

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