Description
glFTPD 1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a LIST command with an argument that contains a large number of * (asterisk) characters.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- glFTPd 1.x - 'LIST' Denial of Service EDB-21074 · dos · Aug 17, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3201 vdb-entry
- http://www.glftpd.org/
- glftpd-list-dos(7001) vdb-entry
- 20010817 [ASGUARD-LABS] glFTPD v1.23 DOS Attack mailing-list