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CVE-2010-3972
published 2010-12-23

CVE-2010-3972: Heap-based buffer overflow in the TELNET_STREAM_CONTEXT::OnSendData function in ftpsvc.dll in Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 and 7.5 for Internet Information…

PriorityP268critical10CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
94.53%
99.8th percentile
Heap-based buffer overflow in the TELNET_STREAM_CONTEXT::OnSendData function in ftpsvc.dll in Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 and 7.5 for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, and IIS 7.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted FTP command, aka "IIS FTP Service Heap Buffer Overrun Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected

1 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftinternet_information_services

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

filenameftpsvc.dll
bytes
0xff (Telnet IAC byte) repeated in FTP command payload
  • Detect large FTP requests containing dense repetitions of Telnet IAC byte (0xff) sequences sent pre-authentication; the PoC payload consists almost entirely of repeating \xef\x83\xb0 sequences (UTF-8 encoded) and terminal \xff bytes targeting the IIS FTP heap buffer.
  • The exploit is pre-authentication, so anomalous large FTP control-channel payloads containing 0xff bytes before any USER command should be flagged on port 21 against IIS 7.0/7.5 FTP servers.
  • Monitor for crashes or unexpected restarts of the IIS FTP service process (ftpsvc.dll) following receipt of oversized FTP commands, as the overflow causes a daemon crash.
  • ·The Metasploit module is classified as an auxiliary/dos module, meaning it is confirmed to trigger a crash; RCE exploitation reliability is unconfirmed from the sources.
  • ·Affected components are specifically Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 and 7.5 running under IIS 7.0 and IIS 7.5; the vulnerability resides in ftpsvc.dll, not in the core IIS HTTP stack.
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