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XM Easy Personal FTP Server 'LIST' And 'NLST' Command DoS Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

FTP

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is running XM Easy Personal FTP Server and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaws are due to, - An error when processing directory listing FTP requests. This can be exploited to terminate the FTP service via overly large 'LIST' or 'NLST' requests. - An error when handling certain FTP requests. By sending a specially- crafted request to the APPE or DELE commands, a remote authenticated attacker could cause the server to stop responding.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Dxmsoft, XM Easy Personal FTP Server version 5.8.0 and prior.

Solution

Solution

No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

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