A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in RobotFTP Server 1.0/2.0 Beta 1 (File Transfer Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Username Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in RobotFTP 1.0 and 2.0 beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username.

The weakness was published 11/23/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0286. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/25/2019).

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1734.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (15225).

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