CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in glFTPD up to 1.23 (File Transfer Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument LIST
with the input value ***
leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
glFTPD 1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a LIST command with an argument that contains a large number of * (asterisk) characters.
The bug was discovered 08/17/2001. The weakness was released 08/31/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0965. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 1.24 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 682.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7001).
Product
Type
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: glFTPD 1.24
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Timeline
08/17/2001 🔍08/17/2001 🔍
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12/30/2004 🔍
07/08/2014 🔍
06/03/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-0965 (🔍)
X-Force: 7001
Vulnerability Center: 6664 - DoS in GlFtpd <= 1.23 via LIST Command, Medium
SecurityFocus: 3201 - glFTPD LIST Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1935 - glFTPD - LIST - Denial of Service Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/08/2014 16:35Updated: 06/03/2019 12:49
Changes: 07/08/2014 16:35 (66), 06/03/2019 12:49 (4)
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