Unauthenticated code execution via oversized DIR argument
Published Apr 16, 2025 · Updated Apr 16, 2025
Stack-based buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted DIR command. The DIR handler accepts an oversized argument that reaches the saved return address after 2,007 bytes, enabling attacker-controlled EIP and shellcode. Anonymous FTP credentials reach the handler; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied code with the server process's privileges on Windows.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted DIR command. The DIR handler accepts an oversized argument that reaches the saved return address after 2,007 bytes, enabling attacker-controlled EIP and shellcode. Anonymous FTP credentials reach the handler; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied code with the server process's privileges on Windows.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-3724
- Published
- Apr 16, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- Vendor
- PCMan
- Product
- PCMan FTP Server
- Classifications
- CWE-120, CWE-119, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0.7
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 DIR Remote Buffer Overflowweaponized · demonstrated
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