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WS FTP server DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check WS_FTP server version

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

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

Description :

According to its banner, the version of WS_FTP on the remote host is
vulnerable to a remote denial of service.

There is an error in the parsing of file paths. Exploitation of this
flaw may cause a vulnerable system to use a large amount of CPU
resources.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/373420
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/ws_ftp-server/releases/wr503.asp

Solution :

Upgrade to WS_FTP Server 5.03 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 3.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/I:N/A:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 11065

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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