Stack-based buffer overflow in NWFTPD.nlm before 5.10.01 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare 5.1 through 6.5 SP8 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) MKD, (2) RMD, (3) RNFR, or (4) DELE command.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.