Description
XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by uploading or creating a large number of files or directories, then performing a LIST 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.
Exploit-DB 2
- XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.8.0 - Remote Denial of Service EDB-10221 · dos · Nov 24, 2009 · verified
- XM Easy Personal FTP Server - 'APPE' / 'DELE' Denial of Service EDB-10104 · dos · Nov 13, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20091124 XM Easy Personal FTP Server Remote DoS Vulnerability mailing-list
- 37473 third-party-advisory
- easypersonal-files-dos(54400) vdb-entry
- 37112 vdb-entry