CVE-2007-5769 Use after free in n/a
A double free vulnerability in the netkit FTP client allows remote servers to cause a denial of service via malicious protocol responses.
- 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-2007-5769?
CVE-2007-5769 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Double free vulnerability in the getreply function in ftp.c in netkit ftp (netkit-ftp) 0.17 20040614 and later allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via some types of FTP protocol behavior. NOTE: the netkit-ftpd issue is covered by CVE-2007-6263.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5769?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netkit-Ftp Netkit Ftp.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5769?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2007-5769 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5769 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-66v8-xg3x-62pv.