EType EServ 2.97 PASV resource consumption

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in EType EServ 2.97. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component PASV Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Etype Eserv 2.97 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a large number of PASV commands that consume ports 1024 through 5000, which prevents the server from accepting valid PASV.

The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2002 by Arne Vidstrom (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0221. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (8020). The entry 18128 is pretty similar.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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01/29/2002 🔍
05/16/2002 +107 days 🔍
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08/10/2003 +451 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3988 days 🔍
05/11/2019 +1765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: iss.net
Researcher: Arne Vidstrom
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0221 (🔍)
X-Force: 8020
Vulnerability Center: 1631 - DoS in Etype Eserv 2.97 in PASV Mode via Multiple PASV Requests, Low
SecurityFocus: 3983 - Etype EServ Passive Mode Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:57
Updated: 05/11/2019 10:41
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:57 (55), 05/11/2019 10:41 (3)
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