wzdftpd USER Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:25967

Info

wzdftpd USER Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25967
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2007-5300
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 08 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 07 2008 11:29PM
Credit: k1tk4t is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.8
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.7.3
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.7.2
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.7.1
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.5.4
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.5.2
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.1 rc5
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.1 rc4
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.1 cvs-20030613
wzdftpd wzdftpd 0.1
wzdftpd wzdftpd 1rc5
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

wzdftpd USER Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The 'wzdftpd' application is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle exceptional conditions.

Successfully exploiting this issue would cause the affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users. Arbitrary code execution may also be possible, but this has not been confirmed.

This issue affects wzdftpd 0.8.0 and prior versions.

Exploit / POC

wzdftpd USER Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by using readily available network tools and/or FTP clients.

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

wzdftpd USER Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Reports indicate that wzdftpd 0.8.1 is not vulnerable to this issue; Symantec has not confirmed this.

Please see the referenced advisories for more information.

References

wzdftpd USER Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:
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