Description
Format string vulnerability in the SMBDirList function in dirlist.c in SmbFTPD 0.96 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a directory name.
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
- smbftpd 0.96 - SMBDirList-function Remote Format String EDB-4478 · remote · Oct 1, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 25871 vdb-entry
- 27014 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-3311 vdb-entry
- 4478 exploit
- 41385 vdb-entry
- http://debork.se/poc/001_smbftpd.c
- smbftpd-smbdirlist-format-string(36893) vdb-entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=543077
- 20071001 smbftpd 0.96 format string vulnerability mailing-list