Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in linux-ftpd-ssl 0.17 Allows Remote Code Execution

CVE-2005-3524 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in the SSL-ready version of linux-ftpd (linux-ftpd-ssl) 0.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating a long directory name, then executing the XPWD command.

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