CVE-2011-10029

Description

Solar FTP Server fails to properly handle format strings passed to the USER command. When a specially crafted string containing format specifiers is sent, the server crashes due to a read access violation in the __output_1() function of sfsservice.exe. This results in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-134 CWE-134

References

Other References

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/windows/ftp/solarftp_user.rb https://web.archive.org/web/20111009122553/http://solarftp.com/blog/news/solar-ftp-server-2-1-2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111102141514/https://solarftp.com/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16204 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/solar-ftp-server-malformed-user-dos

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-10029? +

Solar FTP Server fails to properly handle format strings passed to the USER command. When a specially crafted string containing format specifiers is sent, the server crashes due to a read access violation in the __output_1() function of sfsservice.exe. This results in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2011-10029? +

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