Advisories

MiniFtp parseconf_load_setting Buffer Overflow via Configuration

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • MiniFtp <= *

CWE
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS
8.6
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
strider
Description
MiniFtp contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the parseconf_load_setting function that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized configuration values. Attackers can craft a miniftpd.conf file with values exceeding 128 bytes to overflow stack buffers and overwrite the return address, enabling code execution with root privileges.

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