SmartFTP long LIST command response buffer overflow
| smartftp-long-list-bo (12231) |  High Risk |
Description:
SmartFTP is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow. By sending an overly long file list (over 0x5000 bytes) in a reply to the LIST command issued by a SmartFTP client, a remote attacker in control of a malicious FTP server could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on a victim's system with privileges of the SmartFTP process.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SmartFTP (1.0.976 or later), available from the SmartFTP Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jun 08 2003 - 22:19:40 CDT : [SmartFTP] Two Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities.
- SmartFTP Web site: SmartFTP - FTP client.
- BID-7858: SmartFTP PWD Command Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-7861: SmartFTP File List Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1319: Multiple buffer overflows in SmartFTP 1.0.973, and other versions before 1.0.976, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long response to a PWD command, which triggers a stack-based overflow, and (2) a long line in a response to a file LIST command, which triggers a heap-based overflow.
- SA8998: SmartFTP PWD Reply and Long File List Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1006956: SmartFTP PWD Response Buffer Overflow Lets Remote FTP Servers Execute Arbitrary Code on the Client
Platforms Affected:
- SmartFTP SmartFTP 1.0.973
Reported:
Jun 08, 2003
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