PlanetFileServer mshftp.dll Data Processing Remote Overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 18611

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Synopsis

The remote FTP server is prone to a buffer overflow attack.

Description

The remote host appears to be running PlanetFileServer, an FTP server for Windows from PlanetDNS.

The installed version of PlanetFileServer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing large commands. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger this flaw to crash the service or execute arbitrary code as administrator.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 18611

File Name: planetfileserver_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: FTP

Published: 7/5/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: ftp/ncftpd, ftp/msftpd, ftp/fw1ftpd, ftp/vxftpd

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2159

BID: 14138

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