>> FileZilla Server Zlib Library Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : FileZilla Server Zlib Library Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1249 CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-07-28
Technical Description
A vulnerability was identified in FileZilla Server, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the Zlib library when decompressing specially crafted data streams, which could be exploited, via a malformed stream embedded within network communication, to execute arbitrary commands. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0978
Note : The vendor has stated that remote code execution was not possible since zlib was compiled with enabled buffer overflow protection.
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