CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Steve Poulsen GuildFTPd 0.97 (File Transfer Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component NULL Character Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Memory leak in GuildFTPd Server 0.97 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a request containing a null character.
The bug was discovered 05/22/2001. The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0769. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 149 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling .
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6613). The entries 17533, 17531 and 17530 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory leakCWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
Recommended: FirewallStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/22/2001 🔍05/22/2001 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: xforce.iss.netStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0769 (🔍)
X-Force: 6613
Vulnerability Center: 13506 - GuildFTPd Server 0.97 Memory Leak Allows Remote Denial of Service, High
SecurityFocus: 2784 - GuildFTPD Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5539 - CVE-2001-0769 - Steve Poulsen - Guildftpd - Medium
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Entry
Created: 07/09/2014 17:35Updated: 07/12/2019 12:17
Changes: 07/09/2014 17:35 (57), 07/12/2019 12:17 (5)
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