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BSD ftpd Single Byte Buffer Overflow
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
FTP
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade your FTP server. Consider removing directories writable by 'anonymous'.