FTP NLST directory overflow
advICE :Intrusions : 2001319

Summary

An attempt has been made to overflow the NLST command.on the target FTP server.

Details

Some FTP servers do not bounds-check a supplied directory name. This can result in a classic buffer-overflow bug allowing an intruder to break into the system.

Defense

Most systems are not vulnerable to this bug. See below to see if your system is one of those listed.

 
Version appeared: 2.1