Serv-U 4.x-5.x STOU Command MS-DOS Argument Remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14709

Synopsis

The remote FTP server is affected by a remote denial of service vulnerability.

Description

It is possible to crash the remote FTP server by sending it a STOU command. An attacker could exploit this flaw to prevent users from sharing data through FTP, and may even crash this host.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Sep/99

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14709

File Name: ftp_servu_dos3.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: remote

Family: FTP

Published: 9/13/2004

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: ftp/servu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1675

BID: 11155

Secunia: 12507