FTP Desktop Banner Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:8559

Info

FTP Desktop Banner Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8559
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 08 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 08 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Bahaa Naamneh <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: FTP Desktop FTP Desktop 3.5
Not Vulnerable: FTP Desktop FTP Desktop 3.5.2

Discussion

FTP Desktop Banner Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in FTP Desktop. The vulnerability occurs when FTP Desktop is parsing 'Welcome' banner 220 messages from remote FTP servers. When FTP Desktop receives an FTP banner exceeding a certain length, it will trigger the overflow condition. This could allow for execution of malicious code in the context of the affected FTP client.

Solution / Fix

FTP Desktop Banner Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in FTP Desktop versions 3.5.2 and later.


FTP Desktop FTP Desktop 3.5

References

FTP Desktop Banner Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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