VUPEN Security - WinFTP "PASV" Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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>> WinFTP "PASV" Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Title : WinFTP "PASV" Command Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2801
CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
CWE ID : CWE-399
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-10-14

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A vulnerability has been identified in WinFTP Server, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error when processing multiple FTP connections followed by a "PASV" command, which could be exploited to crash an affected server, creating a denial of service condition.

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Vulnerability reported by dmnt.

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2008-10-14 : Initial release

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