Description
WarFTPD 1.82 RC9, when running as an NT service, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (access violation) via a CWD command with a crafted pathname, as demonstrated using a large string of "%s" sequences, possibly indicating a format string vulnerability.
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
- War FTP Daemon 1.8 - Remote Denial of Service EDB-25063 · dos · Jan 27, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- warftpd-cwd-dos(19129) vdb-entry
- 12384 vdb-entry
- http://support.jgaa.com/index.php?cmd=ShowReport&ID=02643
- 20050127 WarFTPD 1.82 RC9 DoS mailing-list