CVE-2002-1522 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the PowerFTP server's USER argument handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1522?
CVE-2002-1522 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in PowerFTP FTP server 2.24, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long USER argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1522?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cooolsoft Powerftp.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1522?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1522 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1522 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7v9-j38h-j943.