Description
Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
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
- FTPFS 0.1.1/0.2.1/0.2.2 - mount Buffer Overflow EDB-20691 · local · Mar 13, 2001 · verified
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References
- ftpfs-bo(6234) vdb-entry
- 20010313 Buffer oveflow in FTPFS (linux kernel module) mailing-list