# CVE-2019-7230: The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-06-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process. Attempting to authenticate with the username %s%p%x%d will crash the server. Sending %08x.AAAA.%08x.%08x will log memory content from the stack.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/published-advisories/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/33
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153386/ABB-IDAL-FTP-Server-Uncontrolled-Format-String.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108886

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