VDB-17685 · CVE-2001-0827 · BID 2976

Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server up to 1.5 Command PASV denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server up to 1.5 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Command Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument PASV results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0827. No exploit is available. It is suggested to use restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server up to 1.5 (File Transfer Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument PASV with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cerberus FTP server 1.0 - 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of "PASV" requests.

The weakness was published 12/06/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0827. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 2976†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

07/04/2001 🔍
12/06/2001 +155 days 🔍
12/06/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +4599 days 🔍
04/23/2025 +3940 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17685
SecurityFocus: 2976 - Cerberus FTP Server 'PASV' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 17:16
Updated: 04/23/2025 18:59
Changes: 07/10/2014 17:16 (46), 04/10/2019 12:15 (6), 04/23/2025 18:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:73B:103

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