Cerberus FTPServer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:8452

Info

Cerberus FTPServer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8452
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 20 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 07 2006 08:55PM
Credit: This vulnerability was reported by "Aditya [Aditya Lalit Desgmukh]" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Cerberus FTP Server 2.32
Cerberus FTP Server 2.1
Cerberus FTP Server 1.71
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Cerberus FTPServer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

It has been reported that some versions of Cerberus FTP Server may be prone to remote denial of service attacks. The problem is said to occur when the order of a carriage return and line feed are prefixed to a specific command, rather then appended. When this data is interpreted by the FTP server, the application supposedly crashes. The precise technical details regarding where the issue lies and why it occurs are currently unknown. This BID will be updated as further information becomes available.

Exploit / POC

Cerberus FTPServer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

A sample perl script has been supplied which demonstrates the exploitation of this issue.

Exploit code 'cerberus_232_dos_remote_xpl.c' has been supplied by <[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Cerberus FTPServer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we 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]>.

References

Cerberus FTPServer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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