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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11912
Category:FTP
Title:wu-ftpd ls -W memory exhaustion
Summary:The FTP server does not filter arguments to the ls command.
Description:Summary:
The FTP server does not filter arguments to the ls command.

Vulnerability Insight:
It is possible to consume all available memory on the machine
by sending

ls '-w 1000000 -C'

Solution:
Contact your vendor for a fix.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0853
BugTraq ID: 8875
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:768
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:771
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html
Immunix Linux Advisory: IMNX-2003-7+-026-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106
http://www.guninski.com/binls.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10126
http://secunia.com/advisories/17069
TurboLinux Advisory: TLSA-2003-60
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0854
Debian Security Information: DSA-705 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/115
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi

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