VDB-18287 · CVE-2002-0608 · XFDB 8911

Matu FTP Client 1.74 Banner memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Matu FTP Client 1.74 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Banner Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0608. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Matu FTP Client 1.74. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Banner 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Matu FTP client 1.74 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long "220" banner.

The weakness was disclosed 06/18/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0608. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8911), Exploit-DB (21410) and SecurityFocus (BID 4572†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Matu

Name

FTP Client

Version

1.74

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/23/2002 🔍
06/18/2002 +56 days 🔍
06/18/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4406 days 🔍
06/04/2025 +3981 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0608 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0608
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18287
X-Force: 8911
SecurityFocus: 4572 - Matu FTP Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:12
Updated: 06/04/2025 04:06
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:12 (52), 04/12/2019 16:16 (1), 06/22/2024 02:27 (17), 06/04/2025 04:06 (6)
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