Crystal Art FTP Client 2.8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Crystal Art FTP Client 2.8. Impacted is an unknown function of the component FTP Client. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-1327. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Crystal Art FTP Client 2.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component FTP Client. 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 Crystal FTP Client 2.8 allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code via a response to a LIST command that contains a file name with a long extension.

The weakness was released 12/19/2004 by Luca Ercoli as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1327 since 01/06/2005. 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.

After 4 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional.

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 (18594), Exploit-DB (711), SecurityFocus (BID 12038†), OSVDB (12494†) and Secunia (SA13583†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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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: Functional
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/19/2004 🔍
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12/23/2004 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +8 days 🔍
01/06/2005 +6 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +3704 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +3837 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Luca Ercoli
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1327 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1327
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22676
X-Force: 18594 - Crystal FTP LIST request buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 12038 - Crystal Art Crystal FTP Remote Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13583 - Crystal FTP Client "LIST" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 12494 - Crystal FTP Client LIST Remote Overflow

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

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 23:47
Updated: 08/30/2025 10:47
Changes: 02/27/2015 23:47 (60), 06/23/2018 07:26 (8), 08/30/2025 10:47 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:055:103

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