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FTP Privileged Port Bounce Scan

This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Tenable Network Security, Inc.

FamilyFTP
Nessus Plugin ID10081 (ftp_bounce.nasl)
Bugtraq ID126
CVE IDCVE-1999-0017

Description:
Synopsis :

The remote FTP server is vulnerable to a FTP server bounce attack.

Description :

It is possible to force the remote FTP server to connect to third
parties using the PORT command.

The problem allows intruders to use your network resources to scan
other hosts, making them think the attack comes from your network.

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1995_3/0047.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0367.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1997-27.html

Solution :

See the CERT advisory in the references for solutions and workarounds .

Risk factor :

High / CVSS Base Score : 7.5
(CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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