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Directory listings with quotation marks fail

#1 Post by xeon » 2013-03-16 21:13

Hello,

Is anyone else able to reproduce this problem?

1.) Create a directory with quotation marks in it ex. "testing"
2.) Go into the directory, then back out and go in again, refresh the listing.

You should get this error:

17:09:34 Status: Retrieving directory listing...
17:09:34 Command: CWD /""testing""
17:09:34 Response: 550 Failed to change directory.
17:09:34 Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

Notice it has too many quotation marks on each end, it will also display both "testing" and ""testing"" on the remote site directory listing.

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Re: Directory listings with quotation marks fail

#2 Post by botg » 2013-03-16 21:21

Please provide a complete log.

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Re: Directory listings with quotation marks fail

#3 Post by xeon » 2013-03-16 21:28

17:25:32 Status: Connecting to 216.85.12.10:21...
17:25:32 Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
17:25:32 Response: 220 (vsFTPd 3.0.2)
17:25:32 Command: USER testing
17:25:33 Response: 331 Please specify the password.
17:25:33 Command: PASS *********
17:25:33 Response: 230 Login successful.
17:25:33 Command: SYST
17:25:33 Response: 215 UNIX Type: L8
17:25:33 Command: FEAT
17:25:33 Response: 211-Features:
17:25:33 Response: AUTH TLS
17:25:33 Response: EPRT
17:25:33 Response: EPSV
17:25:33 Response: MDTM
17:25:33 Response: PASV
17:25:33 Response: PBSZ
17:25:33 Response: PROT
17:25:33 Response: REST STREAM
17:25:33 Response: SIZE
17:25:33 Response: TVFS
17:25:33 Response: UTF8
17:25:33 Response: 211 End
17:25:33 Command: OPTS UTF8 ON
17:25:33 Response: 200 Always in UTF8 mode.
17:25:33 Status: Connected
17:25:33 Status: Retrieving directory listing...
17:25:33 Command: PWD
17:25:33 Response: 257 "/"
17:25:33 Command: TYPE I
17:25:33 Response: 200 Switching to Binary mode.
17:25:33 Command: PASV
17:25:33 Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (216,85,12,10,24,139).
17:25:33 Command: LIST
17:25:34 Response: 150 Here comes the directory listing.
17:25:34 Response: 226 Directory send OK.
17:25:34 Status: Directory listing successful
17:25:38 Status: Creating directory '/"testing"'...
17:25:38 Command: MKD "testing"
17:25:38 Response: 257 "/""testing""" created
17:25:41 Status: Retrieving directory listing...
17:25:41 Command: CWD "testing"
17:25:41 Response: 250 Directory successfully changed.
17:25:41 Command: PWD
17:25:41 Response: 257 "/""testing"""
17:25:41 Command: PASV
17:25:42 Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (216,85,12,10,216,155).
17:25:42 Command: LIST
17:25:42 Response: 150 Here comes the directory listing.
17:25:42 Response: 226 Directory send OK.
17:25:42 Status: Directory listing successful
17:25:43 Status: Retrieving directory listing...
17:25:43 Command: CDUP
17:25:43 Response: 250 Directory successfully changed.
17:25:43 Command: PWD
17:25:43 Response: 257 "/"
17:25:43 Command: PASV
17:25:44 Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (216,85,12,10,241,242).
17:25:44 Command: LIST
17:25:44 Response: 150 Here comes the directory listing.
17:25:44 Response: 226 Directory send OK.
17:25:44 Status: Directory listing successful
17:25:47 Status: Retrieving directory listing...
17:25:47 Command: CWD /""testing""
17:25:48 Response: 550 Failed to change directory.
17:25:48 Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

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Re: Directory listings with quotation marks fail

#4 Post by boco » 2013-03-16 23:19

I could reproduce this on my NAS (using ProFTPd). Seems to be a quote escaping problem somewhere.

For obvious reason this doesn't apply to Windows servers (where double quotes are not allowed in filenames).
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Re: Directory listings with quotation marks fail

#5 Post by botg » 2013-03-17 20:05

I see. Proper handling of double-quotes is explained on page 63 of RFC 959.

Will be fixed in the next version.

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