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XM Easy Personal FTP Server NLST Denial Of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22717
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Release Date:
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2006-11-06
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Last Update:
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2006-11-08
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Popularity:
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5,554 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5728
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Description:
boecke has discovered a vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to improper handling of the NLST command. This can be exploited to crash the service via a specially crafted argument passed to the command or by not specifying any argument.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.2.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Restrict access to trusted users only.
Provided and/or discovered by:
boecke
Changelog:
2006-11-08: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2715
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