Cerberus FTP Server 'PASV' Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:2976

Info

Cerberus FTP Server 'PASV' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2976
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2001-0827
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 04 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:56AM
Credit: Discovered and posted to Bugtraq by Wizdumb <[email protected]> on July 4, 2001.
Vulnerable: Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.22
Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.5
Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.3
Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.2
Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.1
Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.0 1
Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Cerberus FTP Server 'PASV' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cerberus FTP Server is a free, multi-threaded file transfer utility for Microsoft Windows systems.

There is an exploitable denial of service vulnerability in Cerberus FTP server. It is possible to cause the server to crash by sending a large number of 'PASV' requests. In the event that the affected service crashes, it will have to be restarted in order to regain normal functionality.

Exploit / POC

Cerberus FTP Server 'PASV' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

Solution / Fix

Cerberus FTP Server 'PASV' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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