XM Easy Personal FTP Server 'NLST' Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:37008

Info

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 'NLST' Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 37008
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 12 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 12 2009 10:46PM
Credit: Protek Research Lab
Vulnerable: dxmsoft XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.8
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 'NLST' Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

XM Easy Personal FTP Server is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

This issue allows remote attackers to crash affected FTP servers, denying service to legitimate users.

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.8.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 'NLST' Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers may use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

The following proof of concept is available:

NLST ('A' * 90000)

Solution / Fix

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 'NLST' Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 'NLST' Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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