XM Easy Personal FTP Server username buffer overflow
| xm-ftp-username-bo (26256) |  High Risk |
Description:
XM Easy Personal FTP Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the authentication functionality. By sending an overly long username, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 04 2006 - 00:33:22 CDT: [REWTERZ-20060503] XM Easy Personal FTP Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- Dxmsoft Web site: XM Easy Personal FTP Server.
- BID-17836: XM Easy Personal FTP Server Unspecified Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2225: Buffer overflow in XM Easy Personal FTP Server 4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, probably via a USER command with a long username.
- OSVDB ID: 25277: XM Easy Personal FTP Server USER Command Remote Overflow
- OSVDB ID: 25314: XM Easy Personal FTP Server USER Command Server Log Format String
- SA19970: XM Easy Personal FTP Server USER/PORT Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1673: XM Easy Personal FTP Server USER Command Handling Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Dxmsoft XM Easy Personal FTP Server 4.3
Reported:
May 04, 2006
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