ProFTPD up to 1.3.2 pr_data_xfer resource management

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A vulnerability was found in ProFTPD up to 1.3.2 (File Transfer Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function pr_data_xfer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The pr_data_xfer function in ProFTPD before 1.3.2rc3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an ABOR command during a data transfer.

The weakness was disclosed 11/09/2010 by TJ Saunders (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.proftpd.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-7265 since 11/09/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52660 (Debian DSA-2191-1 : proftpd-dfsg - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (52660). The entries 55410 and 55403 are pretty similar.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 52660
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2191-1 : proftpd-dfsg - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 69327
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2191-1 (proftpd-dfsg)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ProFTPD 1.3.0

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Advisory: DSA-2191
Researcher: TJ Saunders
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-7265 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 30633 - ProFTPD before 1.3.2rc3 pr_data_xfer Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 44562 - ProFTPD Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 20:46
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 03/19/2017 20:38 (15), 09/28/2021 20:30 (3), 09/28/2021 20:38 (1), 09/28/2021 20:46 (2)
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