CVE-2010-2251

lftp: multiple HTTP client download filename vulnerability [OCERT 2010-001]

Published Jul 6, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The get1 command, as used by lftpget, in LFTP before 4.0.6 does not properly validate a server-provided filename before determining the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2085-1 New lftp packages fix file overwrite vulnerability
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2263 The get1 command, as used by lftpget, in LFTP before 4.0.6 does not properly validate a server-provided filename before determining the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-984-1 LFTP vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:25 AM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 6, 2010, 5:17 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:20 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 17, 2010, 12:00 AM