CVE-2006-2961 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the CesarFTP server or potentially execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the MKD command.

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-2006-2961?

CVE-2006-2961 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in CesarFTP 0.99g and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long MKD command. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2961?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Aclogic Cesarftp.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2961?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2961 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-2006-2961 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2961 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7r44-fp2v-hwg6.

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