CVE-2010-20121
CRITICALEPSS 86th pctlDescription
EasyFTP Server versions up to 1.7.0.11 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the FTP command parser. When processing the CWD (Change Working Directory) command, the server fails to properly validate the length of the input string, allowing attackers to overwrite memory on the stack. This flaw enables remote code execution without authentication, as EasyFTP allows anonymous access by default. The vulnerability was resolved in version 1.7.0.12, after which the product was renamed “UplusFtp.”
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://paulmakowski.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/increasing-payload-size-w-return-address-overwrite/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/easyftp_cwd_fixret.rb
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2010/Feb/202
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11668
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12312
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14402
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16737
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easyftp-server-cwd-command-stack-buffer-overflow
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