Ocean FTP Server connection handling denial of service
| ocean-ftp-connection-dos (19777) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Ocean FTP Server is an FTP server running on Microsoft Windows. Ocean FTP Server version 1.0 and possibly earlier versions are vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a vulnerability in the connection handling. By initiating more than 106 connections, a remote attacker could cause the server to stop accepting legitimate connections resulting in a denial of service.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Ocean FTP Server (1.01 or later), available from the Ocean FTP Server Web site. See References.
References:
- Ocean FTP Server Web site: Ocean FTP Server.
- BID-12859: Code Ocean Ocean FTP Server Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0847: Code Ocean FTP server 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of connections.
- SA14662: Ocean FTP Server Multiple Connections Denial of Service
Platforms Affected:
- Code Ocean Ocean FTP Server 1.0
Reported:
Mar 22, 2005
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