Description
Buffer overflow in the glob implementation (glob.c) in libc in NetBSD-current before 20050914, NetBSD 2.* and 3.* before 20061203, and Apple Mac OS X before 2007-004, as used by the FTP daemon and tnftpd, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname that results from path expansion.
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 2
- NetBSD 3.1 - 'FTPd / Tnftpd' Port Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-29204 · dos · Dec 1, 2006 · verified
- NetBSD - 'FTPd / Tnftpd' Remote Stack Overflow (PoC) EDB-2874 · dos · Nov 30, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 24966 third-party-advisory
- NetBSD-SA2006-027 vendor-advisory
- 1017386 vdb-entry
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
- netbsd-ftpd-glob-bo(30670) vdb-entry
- 31781 vdb-entry
- TA07-109A third-party-advisory
- 23178 third-party-advisory
- 20061201 NetBSD FTPD and ports ***REMOTE ROOOOOT HOLE*** mailing-list
- APPLE-SA-2007-04-19 vendor-advisory
- 21377 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-1470 vdb-entry