Memory leak in ProFTPD

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU111815

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: N/A

CVE-ID: CVE-2001-0136

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within ProFTPd 1.2.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of USER commands, and possibly SIZE commands if the server has been improperly installed. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ProFTPD: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/152206
https://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0122.html
https://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0132.html
https://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-021.php3
https://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-029
https://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000380
https://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0267.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5801

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.