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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> FTP >> proftpd exhaustion attack Vulnerability Assessment Details
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proftpd exhaustion attack |
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Checks if the version of the remote proftpd Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote FTP server seems to be vulnerable to an exhaustion attack which may makes it consume all available memory on the remote host when it receives the command : NLST /../*/../*/../*/../*/../*/../*/../*/../*/../*/../ Solution : upgrade to ProFTPd 1.2.2 and modify your configuration file to include : DenyFilter \*.*/ If you use another FTP server, contact your vendor. Reference : http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/169069 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 6341 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison |
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Server Components, Memory |
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