Rasmus J.P. Allenheim SunFTP 1.0 Build 9 GET Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Rasmus J.P. Allenheim SunFTP 1.0 Build 9. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component GET Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2000-0856. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Rasmus J.P. Allenheim SunFTP 1.0 Build 9. This affects some unknown processing of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in SunFTP build 9(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long GET request.

The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2000 with SecuriTeam (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0856. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11373 (SunFTP GET Request Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FTP and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27106 (SunFTP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (11373), SecurityFocus (BID 1638†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1375†). The entry VDB-15986 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 11373
Nessus Name: SunFTP GET Request Remote Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 11373
OpenVAS Name: SunFTP Buffer Overflow
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11/14/2000 +74 days 🔍
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03/13/2003 +849 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2000-0856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15987
SecurityFocus: 1638 - SunFTP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1375 - Buffer Overflow in SunFTP via Long GET Request, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2014 15:58
Updated: 10/12/2025 11:24
Changes: 06/30/2014 15:58 (65), 05/10/2019 16:05 (4), 10/12/2025 11:24 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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