Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in FreeFTPd by freeFTPd

CVE-2005-3684

What is CVE-2005-3684?

FreeFTPd 1.0.8 contains multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities that can be exploited by remote authenticated attackers. When logging is disabled, attackers can execute long MKD and DELE commands, potentially leading to application crashes or arbitrary code execution. The lack of proper bounds checking allows these commands to overflow the buffer, resulting in a denial of service and various security risks.

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