Description
WinFTP FTP Server 2.3.0, when passive (aka PASV) mode is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a sequence of FTP sessions that include an invalid "NLST -1" command.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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WinFTP 2.3.0 NLST Denial of Service
auxiliary/dos/windows/ftp/winftp230_nlst
Exploit-DB 2
- WinFTP Server 2.3.0 - 'PASV Mode' Remote Denial of Service EDB-6717 · dos · Oct 9, 2008 · verified
- WinFTP Server 2.3.0 - 'NLST' Denial of Service EDB-6581 · dos · Sep 26, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2008-2801 vdb-entry
- 4785 third-party-advisory
- 32209 third-party-advisory
- 1021040 vdb-entry
- winftpserver-nlst-dos(45806) vdb-entry
- 6717 exploit