6306 : vsftpd Connection Handling DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-03-25

Description

vsftpd contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered due to an error within the connection handling, which could cause the builtin listener to hang or crash under heavy connect/disconnect loads, resulting in a loss of availability for the ftp server.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.2.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

vsftpd

1.2.1-2

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 11680 11736
ISS X-Force ID: 16222
CVE ID: 2004-2259 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-1.2.2/Changelog http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119136
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-164.html
Vendor URL: http://vsftpd.beasts.org/

Credit

Olivier Baudron - olivier.baudronm4x.org -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-07-22 | Disagree?

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