Galacticomm Worldgroup Lite Personal Server up to 3.20 FTP Server LIST memory corruption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Galacticomm Worldgroup Lite Personal Server up to 3.20. The affected element is an unknown function of the component FTP Server. Performing a manipulation of the argument LIST results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2002-0336. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Galacticomm Worldgroup Lite Personal Server up to 3.20. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component FTP Server. The manipulation of the argument LIST with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Galacticomm Worldgroup FTP server 3.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a LIST command containing a large number of / (slash), * (wildcard), and .. characters.

The weakness was released 06/25/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0336. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download 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 (8297), Exploit-DB (21305) and SecurityFocus (BID 4185†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-18320. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Galacticomm

Name

• Worldgroup Lite Personal Server

Version

• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12
• 3.13
• 3.14
• 3.15
• 3.16
• 3.17
• 3.18
• 3.19
• 3.20

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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