CVE-2018-7573 Memory corruption in n/a
A remote FTP server can trigger a buffer overflow in FTPShell Client, allowing arbitrary code execution on the victim's machine.
- 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-2018-7573?
CVE-2018-7573 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.7. A remote FTP server can send 400 characters of 'F' in conjunction with the FTP 220 response code to crash the application; after this overflow, one can run arbitrary code on the victim machine. This is similar to CVE-2009-3364 and CVE-2017-6465.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7573?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ftpshell Ftpshell Client.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7573?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7573 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-2018-7573 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-7573 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9q9-9c5j-v225.