FTPFS 0.1.1/0.2.1/0.2.2 - mount Buffer Overflow

Author: Frank DENIS
type: local
platform: linux
port: nan
date_added: 2001-03-13 
date_updated: 2012-08-20 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2001-0468;OSVDB-13883 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2498/info

FTPFS is a Linux kernel module allowing users to mount remote files from any standard FTP server as a local filesystem.

A version of FTPFS is vulnerable to a buffer overflow leading to a denial of service, and potentially execution of arbitrary code. This overflow can be exploited by any local user with access to the mount command on a system with FTPFS installed.

mount -t ftpfs none /mnt -o ip=127.0.0.1,user=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...