CVE-2004-2037 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can trigger a buffer overflow via a long CWD command, causing a crash or potential arbitrary code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-2037?

CVE-2004-2037 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server 3.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CWD command, as demonstrated in one example by using the "cd" command in an interactive FTP client.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2037?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mollensoft Software Lightweight Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2037 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-2004-2037 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2037 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p65m-pc6q-hg8v.

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