CVE-2007-2586
highpriority · attend · 52OT risk · highEPSS 0.144 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The FTP Server in Cisco IOS 11.3 through 12.4 does not properly check user authorization, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, and have other impact including reading startup-config, as demonstrated by a crafted MKD command that involves access to a VTY device and overflows a buffer, aka bug ID CSCek55259.
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-6155Cisco IOS 12.3(18) (FTP Server) - Remote (Attached to GDB)functional · exploit_db
affected products (381)
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references (22)
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- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Jan/0183.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25199enisa_euvd
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00808399d0.shtmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6155enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/35334enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494868enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23885enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018030enisa_euvd
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