CVE-2007-5184

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in the SMBDirList function in dirlist.c in SmbFTPD 0.96 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a directory name.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.10% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25871 patch vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/27014 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3311 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4478 exploit
http://osvdb.org/41385 vdb entry
http://debork.se/poc/001_smbftpd.c
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36893 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=543077 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481220/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5184?
CVE-2007-5184 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5184?
To fix CVE-2007-5184, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5184 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5184 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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