Description
Buffer overflow in PowerFTP FTP server 2.24, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long USER 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 3
- Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.x - Remote Denial of Service (1) EDB-21907 · dos · Oct 5, 2002 · verified
- Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.x - Remote Denial of Service (2) EDB-21908 · dos · Oct 5, 2002 · verified
- Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.x - Remote Denial of Service (3) EDB-21909 · dos · Oct 5, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20021005 Vulnerabilitie in PowerFTP server mailing-list
- 5899 vdb-entry
- 20021012 Coolsoft PowerFTP <= v2.24 Denial of Service (Linux Source) mailing-list
- powerftp-long-username-dos(10286) vdb-entry