Pablo Software Solutions FTP Server Format String Vulnerability

BID:6099

Info

Pablo Software Solutions FTP Server Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6099
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1244
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 04 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to Texonet (http://www.texonet.com).
Vulnerable: Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.5
Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.3
Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.2
Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.0
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows XP Home
Not Vulnerable: Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.51

Discussion

Pablo Software Solutions FTP Server Format String Vulnerability

A format string vulnerability has been reported in Pablo Software Solutions FTP Server. The vulnerability occurs due to inadequate checking of user-supplied input for the login credentials.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by logging into the FTP server with a username that includes malicious format specifiers. This may result in memory being overwritten by remote attackers, possibly to execute arbitrary code.

Attacker-supplied code will be executed with the privileges of the FTP server.

Solution / Fix

Pablo Software Solutions FTP Server Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Pablo FTP Server 1.51 is not vulnerable to this issue. Users are advised to upgrade any vulnerable versions:


Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.0

Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.2

Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.3

Pablo Software Solutions FTP Service 1.5

References

Pablo Software Solutions FTP Server Format String Vulnerability

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