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freeFTPD PASS Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
FTP
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is running FreeFTPD Server and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an improper handling of huge data in the 'PASS' command.
Affected Software
Affected Software
freeFTPd version 1.0.10 and prior.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Send the crafted FTP request and check server is dead or not.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to freeFTPd version 1.0.12 or later.