Serv-U File Server SFTP denial of service
| servu-fileserver-sftp-dos (44537) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Serv-U File Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error during directory creation and logging. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using SFTP commands to cause the service to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Serv-U File Server (7.2.0.1 or later), available from the Serv-U Web site. See References.
References:
- Serv-U Web site: FTP Server Download - Serv-U.
- Serv-U Web site: Serv-U Release Notes, Serv-U Version 7.2.0.1.
- BID-30739: RhinoSoft Serv-U SFTP Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3731: Unspecified vulnerability in Serv-U File Server 7.0.0.1, and other versions before 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an SSH session with SFTP commands for directory creation and logging.
- OSVDB ID: 47589: Serv-U FTP Server SFTP Directory Creation Logging DoS
- SA31461: Serv-U File Server SFTP Logging Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.0.0.1
- Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.0.0.2
- Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.0.0.3
- Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.0.0.4
- Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.1.0.0
- Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.1.0.1
- Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.1.0.2
- Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.2.0.0
Reported:
Jul 30, 2008
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