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FreeFTPd 1.0.10 Key Exchange Algorithm String Buffer Overflow

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Disclosed
May 12, 2006
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a simple stack buffer overflow in FreeFTPd 1.0.10
This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error when handling a specially
crafted key exchange algorithm string received from an SSH client.
This module is based on MC's freesshd_key_exchange exploit.

Author

riaf [email protected]

Platform

Windows

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/windows/ssh/freeftpd_key_exchange
    msf exploit(freeftpd_key_exchange) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(freeftpd_key_exchange) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(freeftpd_key_exchange) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(freeftpd_key_exchange) > exploit
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