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SurgeFTP LEAK Command Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for LEAK command denial of service vulnerability in SurgeFTP

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote FTP server is susceptible to a denial of service attack.

Description :

The remote host is running a version of SurgeFTP that is prone to a
denial of service vulnerability when processing the non-standard LEAK
command. Reportedly, a possible hacker can issue two of these commands
without authenticating and cause the ftp daemon process to crash.

See also :

http://www.security.org.sg/vuln/surgeftp22m1.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-04/0098.html

Solution :

Upgrade to SurgeFTP 2.2m2 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:P/I:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 13054

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