FTPFS mount Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:2498

Info

FTPFS mount Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2498
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 13 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 13 2001 12:00AM
Credit: Reported to bugtraq by "Frank DENIS (Jedi/Sector One)" <[email protected]> on Tue, 13 Mar 2001.
Vulnerable: FTPFS FTPFS 0.2.2 k2.4
FTPFS FTPFS 0.2.1 k2.4
FTPFS FTPFS 0.1.1 k2.4
FTPFS FTPFS 0.1.1 k2.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

FTPFS mount Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

FTPFS is a Linux kernel module allowing users to mount remote files from any standard FTP server as a local filesystem.

A version of FTPFS is vulnerable to a buffer overflow leading to a denial of service, and potentially execution of arbitrary code. This overflow can be exploited by any local user with access to the mount command on a system with FTPFS installed.

Exploit / POC

FTPFS mount Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

mount -t ftpfs none /mnt -o ip=127.0.0.1,user=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...

Solution / Fix

FTPFS mount Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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FTPFS mount Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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