Description
WS_FTP 5.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a CD command that contains an invalid path with a "../" sequence.
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
- Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 5.0.x - CD Command Malformed File Path Remote Denial of Service EDB-24416 · dos · Aug 30, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 12406 third-party-advisory
- 11065 vdb-entry
- wsftp-file-parsing-dos(17155) vdb-entry
- 20040829 [vulnwatch] WS_FTP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability mailing-list