Secunia Security Advisory - securfrog has discovered a vulnerability in WS_FTP Home and Professional, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
WS_FTP Home / Professional Format String Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31504
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31504/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 2007
http://secunia.com/product/13838/
Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007
http://secunia.com/product/19609/
DESCRIPTION:
securfrog has discovered a vulnerability in WS_FTP Home and
Professional, which can be exploited by malicious people to
potentially compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error when
processing responses of the FTP server. This can be exploited by e.g.
tricking a user into connecting to a malicious FTP server.
Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in WS_FTP Home version 2007.0.0.2 and
WS_FTP Professional version 2007.1.0.0. Other versions may also be
affected.
SOLUTION:
Connect to trusted servers only.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
securfrog
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6257
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