Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03/2.10/2.23/2.24 User memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03/2.10/2.23/2.24. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument User leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-1522. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03/2.10/2.23/2.24 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument USER 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 PowerFTP FTP server 2.24, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long USER argument.

The weakness was published 04/02/2003 by Morgan (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1522. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27231 (Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (10286), Exploit-DB (21907), SecurityFocus (BID 5899†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4064†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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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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Snort ID: 1734
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FTP USER overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101734
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Timelineinfo

10/05/2002 🔍
10/05/2002 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2003 +179 days 🔍
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03/30/2004 +363 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +3783 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Morgan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20300
X-Force: 10286
SecurityFocus: 5899 - Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4064 - Buffer Overflow in PowerFTP FTP Server 2.24, Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:29
Updated: 09/05/2025 13:12
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:29 (62), 05/20/2019 16:41 (6), 04/07/2025 05:31 (21), 09/05/2025 13:12 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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