Description
Remote Code Execution was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.53. By default, the client sends a PWD command to the FTP server it is connecting to; however, it doesn't check the response's length, leading to a buffer overflow situation.
Public exploits
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Metasploit 1 module
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FTPShell 5.1 Stack Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/ftp/ftpshell51_pwd_reply
Exploit-DB 1
- FTPShell Client 6.53 - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-41511 · remote · Mar 4, 2017 · verified
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