CesarFTP user:pass command denial of service
| cesarftp-userpass-dos (15252) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CesarFTP is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially-crafted user:pass command followed by a string containing more than 4084 characters, a remote attacker could cause the server to consume 100% of the available CPU resources.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 1, 2013.
References:
- ACLogic Web site: ACLogic Site!.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 17 2004 - 15:47:29 CST : CesarFTP 0.99 : 100% employment of computer resources.
- BID-9666: ACLogic CesarFTP Remote Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0298: CesarFTP 0.99e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long RETR parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 3999: Cesar FTP RETR Command Handling DoS
Platforms Affected:
- ACLogic CesarFTP 0.99e
Reported:
Feb 17, 2004
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