Bolintech Dream FTP Server 1.02 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Bolintech Dream FTP Server 1.02. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2074. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bolintech Dream FTP Server 1.02 (File Transfer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in Dream FTP 1.02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in the (1) PASS or (2) RETR commands.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2004. The weakness was presented 02/07/2004 by badpack3t (Website). The advisory is available at security-protocols.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2074 since 05/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12086 (DreamFTP Server username Remote Format String), 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 27227 (BolinTech Dream FTP Server FTP Command Format String Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2178. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8237.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15380), Exploit-DB (16712), Tenable (12086), SecurityFocus (BID 9800†) and OSVDB (4986†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 12086
Nessus Name: DreamFTP Server username Remote Format String
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MetaSploit ID: dreamftp_format.rb
MetaSploit Name: ComSndFTP v1.3.7 Beta USER Format String (Write4) Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2178
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03/03/2004 +23 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security-protocols.com
Researcher: badpack3t
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23018
X-Force: 15380
SecurityFocus: 9800 - BolinTech Dream FTP Server FTP Command Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 10787 - Dream FTP Server Server Log Format String Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 4986 - BolinTech DreamFTP Server username Remote Format String
SecurityTracker: 1009295
Vulnerability Center: 3925 - Format String in DreamFTP Server, Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 08/30/2025 10:47
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (72), 05/20/2019 12:16 (18), 07/06/2025 09:41 (19), 08/30/2025 10:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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