CVE-2009-4775
Description
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 12 before 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in the status code portion of an HTTP response.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Ipswitch WS_FTP 12 Professional - Remote Format String (PoC)
References
- http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP%20122/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_com_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftp122releasenotesenglish#link23
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9607
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/nocoolnameforawsftppoc.pl.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36297
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53098
- http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP%20122/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_com_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftp122releasenotesenglish#link23
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9607
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/nocoolnameforawsftppoc.pl.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36297
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53098
CWEs
CWE-134
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.