Netwin SurgeFTP 1.1h ls denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Netwin SurgeFTP 1.1h. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument ls with the input .. results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0697. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netwin SurgeFTP 1.1h. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument ls with the input value .. leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

NetWin SurgeFTP prior to 1.1h allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ls .. command.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2001. The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2001 by Strumpf Noir Society (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0697. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 204 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27103 (Netwin SurgeFTP Malformed Request Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.1h eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6168), Exploit-DB (20659), SecurityFocus (BID 2442†), OSVDB (1769†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6027†). The entries VDB-17413 and VDB-17411 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SurgeFTP 1.1h
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02/28/2001 🔍
03/01/2001 +1 days 🔍
03/01/2001 +0 days 🔍
09/20/2001 +203 days 🔍
09/20/2001 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2004 +1161 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +3514 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netwininfosolutions.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Strumpf Noir Society
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-0697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17412
X-Force: 6168
SecurityFocus: 2442 - Netwin SurgeFTP Malformed Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1769 - CVE-2001-0697 - Netwin - Surgeftp - Medium
Vulnerability Center: 6027 - NetWin SurgeFTP < 1.1h Allows DoS, Medium

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

Created: 07/09/2014 13:09
Updated: 10/05/2025 07:43
Changes: 07/09/2014 13:09 (66), 06/03/2019 14:34 (3), 12/07/2024 15:27 (20), 10/05/2025 07:43 (2)
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