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ProFTPD Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
FTP
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is running ProFTPD and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in 'pr_data_xfer()' function which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an ABOR command during a data transfer.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ProFTPD versions prior to 1.3.2rc3
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to ProFTPD version 1.3.2rc3 or later.