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ProFTPD 1.3.2rc3 - 1.3.3b Telnet IAC Buffer Overflow (FreeBSD)

Disclosed	Created
Nov 1, 2010	May 30, 2018

Disclosed

Nov 1, 2010

Created

May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in versions of ProFTPD
server between versions 1.3.2rc3 and 1.3.3b. By sending data containing a
large number of Telnet IAC commands, an attacker can corrupt memory and
execute arbitrary code.

Author

jduck jduck@metasploit.com

Platform

BSD

Architectures

x86

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use exploit/freebsd/ftp/proftp_telnet_iac
    msf exploit(proftp_telnet_iac) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(proftp_telnet_iac) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(proftp_telnet_iac) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(proftp_telnet_iac) > exploit

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