Description
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server with SSH 6.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long opendir command.
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
- Ipswitch WS_FTP Server with SSH 6.1.0.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-5044 · dos · Feb 3, 2008 · verified
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References
- 27573 vdb-entry
- 20080202 IpSwitch WS_FTPSERVER with SSH remote Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- ADV-2008-0400 vdb-entry
- 5044 exploit
- 28753 third-party-advisory
- 3609 third-party-advisory