ACLogic CesarFTP 0.99e Command RETR resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ACLogic CesarFTP 0.99e. This affects an unknown part of the component Command Handler. Such manipulation of the argument RETR leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0298. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ACLogic CesarFTP 0.99e and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument RETR with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

CesarFTP 0.99e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long RETR parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 11/23/2004 by intuit (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0298. 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.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11755 (CesarFTP Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, File Access, more)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2392.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15252), Exploit-DB (23700), Tenable (11755), SecurityFocus (BID 9666†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3916†). The entries VDB-217, VDB-16696, VDB-17684 and VDB-20504 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

ACLogic

Name

CesarFTP

Version

0.99e

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11755
Nessus Name: CesarFTP Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, File Access, more)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2392
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FTP RETR overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2102392
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Timelineinfo

06/18/2003 🔍
02/16/2004 +243 days 🔍
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03/04/2004 +17 days 🔍
11/23/2004 +264 days 🔍
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04/14/2015 +3794 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: intuit
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22442
X-Force: 15252
SecurityFocus: 9666 - ACLogic CesarFTP Remote Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3916 - DoS on CesarFTP via RETR parameter, Medium

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

Created: 04/14/2015 13:24
Updated: 07/05/2025 19:02
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:24 (70), 05/20/2019 12:11 (4), 07/05/2025 19:02 (27)
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