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Gekko Manager FTP Client Stack Buffer Overflow

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Gekko Manager FTP Client Stack Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
10/12/2010
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a buffer overflow in Gekko Manager ftp client, triggered when processing the response received after sending a LIST request. If this response contains a long filename, a buffer overflow occurs, overwriting a structured exception handler.

Author(s)

  • nullthreat
  • corelanc0d3r <peter.ve@corelan.be>

Platform

Windows

Development

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

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