full-disclosure - ProFTPD-1.2.9rc2 remote root exploit

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From: amebix at comcast.net (amebix@...cast.net)
Subject: ProFTPD-1.2.9rc2 remote root exploit   

I dont know about 'decrypting' it but from what I can tell yes it is launched locally. I doubt this is a legitimate 0 day, it does look like evil code however. I would not run this on a system you cant rebuild.

>The shellcode seems to be locally launched. Anybody to "decrypt" the
>shellcode ?
chris
chris@...secure.net