Pi-Soft SpoonFTP 1.0.0.12 Command CWD/LIST access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Pi-Soft SpoonFTP 1.0.0.12. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument CWD/LIST leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0781. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pi-Soft SpoonFTP 1.0.0.12. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument CWD/LIST with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in SpoonFTP 1.0.0.12 allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the commands (1) CWD or (2) LIST.

The bug was discovered 05/30/2001. The weakness was presented 05/30/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0781. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27078 (Pi-Soft SpoonFTP 'CWD' and 'LIST' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling . Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1919.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6630), OSVDB (13971†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14604†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Snort ID: 1919
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FTP CWD overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101919
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16703
X-Force: 6630
OSVDB: 13971 - CVE-2001-0781 - PI-Soft - SpoonFTP - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14604 - SpoonFTP Buffer Overflow via CWD or LIST Commands, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 11:21
Updated: 10/04/2025 14:47
Changes: 07/04/2014 11:21 (62), 07/16/2019 16:15 (3), 10/04/2025 14:47 (18)
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