WarFTPD CWD command denial of service
| warftpd-cwd-dos (19129) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WarFTPD is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted CWD command to cause the server to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WarFTPD (1.82.00 RC10 or later), available from the WarFTPD Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jan 27 2005 - 05:14:51 CST : WarFTPD 1.82 RC9 DoS.
- WarFTPD Web page: Jgaa's Internet - Software and Internet technology.
- BID-12384: War FTP Daemon Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0312: WarFTPD 1.82 RC9, when running as an NT service, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (access violation) via a CWD command with a crafted pathname, as demonstrated using a large string of %s sequences, possibly indicating a format string vulnerability.
Platforms Affected:
- Jgaa WarFTPD 1.82 RC 9
Reported:
Jan 27, 2005
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