Description
Guild FTPd allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the FTP root via a .. (dot dot) attack, which provides different error messages depending on whether the file exists or not.
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
- DrPhibez and Nitro187 Guild FTPD 0.9.7 - File Existence Disclosure EDB-20065 · remote · Jul 8, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000708 gnu-pop3d (FTGate problem), Savant Webserver, Guild FTPd mailing-list
- 1452 vdb-entry
- guild-ftpd-disclosure(4922) vdb-entry
- 573 vdb-entry