oftpd 0.3.6 PORT Command denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in oftpd 0.3.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PORT Command Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-0376. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in oftpd 0.3.6 (File Transfer Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component PORT Command 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:

oftpd 0.3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PORT command with a large value.

The bug was discovered 03/26/2004. The weakness was released 05/04/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0376 since 03/31/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14459 (GLSA-200403-08 : oftpd DoS vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27235 (OFTPD Port Argument Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this 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 X-Force (15622), Tenable (14459), SecurityFocus (BID 9980†), OSVDB (4581†) and Secunia (SA11220†). 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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Nessus ID: 14459
Nessus Name: GLSA-200403-08 : oftpd DoS vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 53171
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 473-1 (oftpd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0376 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0376
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21836
X-Force: 15622
SecurityFocus: 9980 - OFTPD Port Argument Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11220 - oftpd PORT Command Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 4581 - CVE-2004-0376 - Oftpd - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 4137 - DoS in Oftpd <= 0.3.6, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 17:17
Updated: 07/12/2025 23:16
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:17 (75), 06/04/2019 22:41 (5), 07/12/2025 23:16 (20)
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