34670 : WU-FTPD on Unspecified OS Connection Saturation DoS
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6 months ago

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Disclosure
Jan 29, 2003

Discovery
Unknown

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Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 WU-FTPD contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition. The issue occurs when WU-FTPD is compiled on certain unspecified operating systems that limit non-connected socket binds to the same local address. In such a situation, a remote attacker can exhaust the connection resources preventing further legitimate connections.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Rumored / Private
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, WU-FTPD has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
WU-FTPD Development Group
Watch-list
wu-ftpd
Watch-list
 2.6.2

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