Description
Buffer overflow in Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server 3.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CWD command, as demonstrated in one example by using the "cd" command in an interactive FTP client.
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
- Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server 3.6 - Remote Denial of Service EDB-24142 · dos · May 24, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 10429 vdb-entry
- mollensoft-cd-bo(16303) vdb-entry
- 1010328 vdb-entry
- 20040601 Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server CWD Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- 20040528 Mollensoft ftp Server ver 3.6 Buffer overflow mailing-list
- mollensoft-cwd-command-bo(16237) vdb-entry
- 6412 vdb-entry
- 10409 vdb-entry