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BlackJumboDog FTP server multiple command overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of BlackJumboDog

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running BlackJumboDog FTP server.

This FTP server fails to properly check the length of parameters
in multiple FTP commands, most significant of which is USER,
resulting in a stack overflow.

With a specially crafted request, a possible hacker can execute arbitrary code
resulting in a loss of integrity, and/or availability.

Solution : Upgrade to version 3.6.2 or newer

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 10834

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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