SurgeFTP PASV denial of service
| surgeftp-pasv-dos (35376) |  Low Risk |
Description:
SurgeFTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a vulnerability when handling PASV commands. By sending a specially-crafted PASV command, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the server.
Platforms Affected:
- NetWin, SurgeFTP Server 2.3a1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SurgeFTP (7/12/2007 or later), available from the SurgeFTP Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Portcullis Security Advisory 06-061, SurgeFTP 2.3a1 - Denial Of Service at http://www.portcullis-security.com/uplds/advisories/SurgeFTP_23a1_dos%2006_061.txt.
- SurgeFTP Web site, SurgeFTP -- Unix/Windows Ftp Server Software at http://www.netwinsite.com/surgeftp/.
- BID-24892: NetWin SurgeFTP Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3768: The mirror mechanism in SurgeFTP 2.3a1 allows user-assisted, remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (restart) via a malformed response to a PASV command.
- SA26061: SurgeFTP Denial of Service and Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2528: SurgeFTP Remote Denial of Service and Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Issues
Reported:
Jul 12, 2007
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