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Title: Cerberus FTP Server 'PASV' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

Cerberus FTP Server is a free, multi-threaded file transfer utility for Microsoft Windows systems.

There is an exploitable denial of service vulnerability in Cerberus FTP server. It is possible to cause the server to crash by sending a large number of 'PASV' requests. In the event that the affected service crashes, it will have to be restarted in order to regain normal functionality.

This vulnerability does not require any user authentication to exploit. It may be possible for remote users to cause a denial of service on target hosts.

Affected Products:

  • Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.0.0
  • Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.0.0 1
  • Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.1.0
  • Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.2.0
  • Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.22.0
  • Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.3.0
  • Grant Averett Ceberus FTP Server 1.5.0

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