Description
Buffer overflow in ntping in scotty 2.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname as a command line argument.
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
- Juergen Schoenwaelder scotty 2.1.x - ntping Buffer Overflow EDB-20960 · local · Jun 13, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20010615 Re: suid scotty (ntping) overflow (fwd) mailing-list
- 20010621 suid scotty (ntping) overflow (fwd) mailing-list
- scotty-ntping-bo(6735) vdb-entry
- SuSE-SA:2001:023 vendor-advisory
- 20010609 suid scotty / ntping overflow mailing-list
- 2911 vdb-entry