CVE-2016-20046

Published: Mar 28, 2026Modified: May 1, 2026Deferred

8.6

Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XShow less

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary)

Description

zFTP Client 20061220+dfsg3-4.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the NAME parameter handling of FTP connections that allows local attackers to crash the application or execute arbitrary code. Attackers can supply an oversized NAME value exceeding the 80-byte buffer allocated in strcpy_chk to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with user privileges.

Related CWEs

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (3)

http://cernlib.web.cern.ch/cernlib/

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40203

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zftp-client-20061220-dfsg3-local-buffer-overflow

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

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