Description
Buffer overflow in War FTPd 1.6x allows users to cause a denial of service via long MKD and CWD commands.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Jgaa WarFTPd 1.66 x4s/1.67-3 - 'CWD/MKD' Denial of Service EDB-19740 · dos · Feb 3, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 966 vdb-entry
- 4677 vdb-entry
- 20000201 war-ftpd 1.6x DoS mailing-list