Vermillion FTPd CWD DoS Vulnerability

BID:818

Info

Vermillion FTPd CWD DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 818
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-1999-1058
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 22 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 12:56AM
Credit: Posted to bugtraq by Ussr Labs <[email protected]> on November 22, 1999.
Vulnerable: Arcane Software Vermillion FTP Daemon 1.23
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Arcane Software Vermillion FTP Daemon 1.30
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

Discussion

Vermillion FTPd CWD DoS Vulnerability

If the Vermillion FTP Daemon (VFTPD) receives three consecutive CWD commands with arguments of 504 characters or longer, it will crash.

Exploit / POC

Vermillion FTPd CWD DoS Vulnerability

see discussion

Solution / Fix

Vermillion FTPd CWD DoS Vulnerability

Solution:
This vulnerability has been fixed in versions 1.30 and later, available from:
http://www.arcanesoft.com/

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