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WS-FTP Server 5.03 MKD Overflow

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WS-FTP Server 5.03 MKD Overflow

Disclosed
11/29/2004
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits the buffer overflow found in the MKD command in IPSWITCH WS_FTP Server 5.03 discovered by Reed Arvin.

Author(s)

  • et <et@metasploit.com>
  • Reed Arvin <reedarvin@gmail.com>

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/wsftp_server_503_mkd
msf exploit(wsftp_server_503_mkd) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(wsftp_server_503_mkd) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(wsftp_server_503_mkd) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(wsftp_server_503_mkd) > exploit

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