Rasmus J.P. Allenheim SunFTP 1.0 Build 9 Connection denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Rasmus J.P. Allenheim SunFTP 1.0 Build 9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Connection Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2000-0855. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Rasmus J.P. Allenheim SunFTP 1.0 Build 9. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

SunFTP build 9(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the server and disconnecting before sending a newline.

The weakness was released 11/14/2000 with SecuriTeam (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0855. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27105 (SunFTP Server Partial Input Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (5181), SecurityFocus (BID 1637†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4593†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-15987. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/01/2000 🔍
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11/14/2000 +74 days 🔍
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06/21/2004 +1315 days 🔍
06/30/2014 +3661 days 🔍
10/12/2025 +4122 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Organization: SecuriTeam
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15986
X-Force: 5181
SecurityFocus: 1637 - SunFTP Server Partial Input Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4593 - SunFTP 1.0 Build 9 Allows DoS, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2014 13:18
Updated: 10/12/2025 11:24
Changes: 06/30/2014 13:18 (60), 10/12/2025 11:24 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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