Helmsman Research HomeFtp 1.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Helmsman Research HomeFtp 1.1. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-0355. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Helmsman Research HomeFtp 1.1. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Helmsman Research (aka CoolUtils) HomeFtp 1.1 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service via a long USER command combined with a long PASS command and an NLST command.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2005. The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2006 by pi3ch as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0355 since 01/22/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by pi3ch in ANSI C and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 146 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24152), Exploit-DB (1416), SecurityFocus (BID 16238†), OSVDB (22686†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30659†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: Proof-of-Concept
Author: pi3ch
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: pi3ch
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28432
X-Force: 24152
SecurityFocus: 16238 - Helmsman HomeFtp Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 22686 - CoolUtils HomeFtp Malformed NLST Command Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 30659 - Helmsman Research HomeFtp 1.1 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 03/19/2017 20:42
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (57), 03/19/2017 20:42 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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