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FileZilla Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20086
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Release Date:
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2006-05-15
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Last Update:
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2006-07-20
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Popularity:
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7,373 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | FileZilla 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2403
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in FileZilla, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error within the handling of replies from an FTP server. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and may allow arbitrary code execution.
Successful exploitation requires that the user is e.g. tricked into connecting to a malicious FTP server.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions prior to 2.2.23.
Solution:
Update to version 2.2.23.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558&package_id=15149
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2006-07-20: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=416790
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