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Serv-U Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA7481
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Release Date:
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2002-11-11
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Popularity:
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5,637 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Serv-U FTP Server 4.x
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Description:
It is possible to perform a Denial of Service attack against Serv-U FTP Server.
It is required that you are logged in either as an anonymous user or a normal FTP user. Logged in user may execute the 'MKD' command in a loop, this will cause the FTP server to consume so much ressources that it stop responding.
Solution:
Upgrade to version 4.1
http://www.serv-u.com/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Matt Thompson
Paul Smurthwaite
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