Small ftpd forward slash in request denial of service
| smallftpd-forwardslash-dos (15262) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Small ftpd is vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote attacker, who is authenticated, can send multiple specially-crafted requests containing forward slashes (/) to the server to cause the server to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 17 2004 - 16:41:19 CST : Smallftpd 1.0.3 DoS.
- Small ftpd Web site: smallftpd = a simple, small and free ftp server for ms windows.
- BID-9684: SmallFTPD Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0299: Buffer overflow in smallftpd 0.99 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an FTP request with a large number of / (slash) characters.
- OSVDB ID: 4001: smallftpd Crafted RETR Command Remote Overflow DoS
Platforms Affected:
- Small ftpd Small ftpd 0.99
Reported:
Feb 18, 2004
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