WS_FTP Server < 5.04 Hotfix 1 Path Parsing Remote DoS

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2188

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

This host is running a vulnerable version of WS_FTP Server. Versions up to and including 5.0.2 are reported prone to a remote denial of service in the processing of the CD command. By providing a malformed path containing '../' characters to the CD command, an attacker may exhaust server resources.

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.04 Hotfix 1 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2188

Family: FTP Servers

Published: 8/31/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1643

BID: 11065