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Xftp FTP Client 3.0 PWD Remote Buffer Overflow

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Xftp FTP Client 3.0 PWD Remote Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
04/22/2010
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a buffer overflow in the Xftp 3.0 FTP client that is triggered through an excessively long PWD message.

Author(s)

  • zombiefx
  • dookie

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

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