Ftpshell FTP Shell Server 6.83 Manage FTP Accounts Dialog account name out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability has been found in Ftpshell FTP Shell Server 6.83 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Manage FTP Accounts Dialog. Performing a manipulation of the argument account name results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-25619. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ftpshell FTP Shell Server 6.83. This affects an unknown part of the component Manage FTP Accounts Dialog. The manipulation of the argument account name with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

FTP Shell Server 6.83 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'Account name to ban' field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted string. Attackers can inject shellcode through the account name parameter in the Manage FTP Accounts dialog to overwrite the return address and execute calc.exe or other commands.

The weakness was disclosed by Dino Covotsos as 46685. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-25619 since 03/22/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.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 Exploit-DB (46685) and EUVD (EUVD-2019-19979). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Ftpshell

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• FTP Shell Server

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• 6.83

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