Beasts vsftpd 1.2.0/1.2.1 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Beasts vsftpd 1.2.0/1.2.1 (File Transfer Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

vsftpd before 1.2.2, when under heavy load, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIGCHLD signal during a malloc or free call, which is not re-entrant.

The weakness was shared 03/25/2004 by Olivier (Website). The advisory is shared for download at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2259 since 07/19/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16222).

Productinfo

Type

File Transfer Software

Vendor

Beasts

Name

vsftpd

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vsftpd 1.2.2

Timelineinfo

03/25/2004 🔍
05/21/2004 +56 days 🔍
05/21/2004 +0 days 🔍
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12/31/2004 +223 days 🔍
07/19/2005 +200 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3520 days 🔍
06/25/2018 +1204 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Researcher: Olivier
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2259 (🔍)
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X-Force: 16222 - vsftpd connection denial of service
SecurityFocus: 10394 - Vsftpd Listener Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11680 - vsftpd Connection Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6306 - vsftpd Connection Handling DoS

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 06/25/2018 09:13
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (59), 06/25/2018 09:13 (6)
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