Check Point Advisories

ProFTPD 1.3.3c Compromised Source Remote Trojan

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-151
Date Published:	4 Jan 2011
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 22 November, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	The ProFTPD server is a full featured File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server mainly used in Linux distributions. Aside from the standard FTP features, the server supports a number of extensions. ProFTPD 1.3.3c backdoor allows users remote code access to systems which run the modified version of the ProFTPD daemon.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this backdoor

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the ProFTPD 1.3.3c Compromised Source Remote Trojan protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: FTP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: ProFTPD 1.3.3c compromised source remote trojan