CVE-2003-0831

Description

ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.

Affected products

• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.7 – 1.2.7
• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.7_rc1 – 1.2.7_rc1
• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.7_rc2 – 1.2.7_rc2
• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.7_rc3 – 1.2.7_rc3
• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.8 – 1.2.8
• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.8_rc1 – 1.2.8_rc1
• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.8_rc2 – 1.2.8_rc2
• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.9_rc1 – 1.2.9_rc1
• ProFTPD Project / ProFTPD1.2.9_rc2 – 1.2.9_rc2

Exploits & proofs of concept

• exploit-dbProFTPd 1.2.7 < 1.2.9rc2 - Remote Code Execution / Brute Forceby Haggis
• exploit-dbProFTPd 1.2.9 rc2 - '.ASCII' File Remote Code Execution (1)by bkbll
• exploit-dbProFTPd 1.2.7/1.2.8 - '.ASCII' File Transfer Buffer Overrunby netris

References

• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2
• MISChttp://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
• MISChttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200
• EXPLOIThttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/9829
• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095