Typsoft FTP Server 0.95 Command STOR/RETR denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Typsoft FTP Server 0.95. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Command Handler. Such manipulation of the argument STOR/RETR leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1156. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Typsoft FTP Server 0.95 (File Transfer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument STOR/RETR 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:

TYPSoft FTP 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a "../../*" argument to (1) STOR or (2) RETR.

The weakness was shared 10/08/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1156. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11097 (TYPSoft FTP Server Malformed STOR / RETR Command DoS), 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 27124 (TYPSoft FTP 'RETR' and 'STOR' Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 0.96 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7247), Exploit-DB (1251), Tenable (11097), SecurityFocus (BID 3409†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1714†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 11097
Nessus Name: TYPSoft FTP Server Malformed STOR / RETR Command DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 11097
OpenVAS Name: TypSoft FTP STOR/RETR DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FTP Server 0.96

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17474
X-Force: 7247
SecurityFocus: 3409 - TYPSoft FTP 'RETR' and 'STOR' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1714 - DoS in TYPSoft FTP 0.95 via \x27STOR\x27 and \x27RETR\x27 Commands, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 15:38
Updated: 09/27/2025 23:40
Changes: 07/09/2014 15:38 (76), 05/11/2019 16:43 (1), 02/04/2025 21:51 (19), 09/27/2025 23:40 (2)
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