FTP: VicFTPS LIST Command Denial of Service Vulnerability

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against VicFTPS. A successful attack can cause a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

VicFTPS is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to handle exceptional conditions. Successfully exploiting this issue would cause the affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users. This issue may possibly also allow remote code-execution, but this has not been confirmed.

References

BugTraq: 28967

CVE: CVE-2008-6829

Short Name
FTP:COMMAND:VICFTPS-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
FTP
Keywords
CVE-2008-6829 Command Denial LIST Service VicFTPS Vulnerability bid:28967 of
Release Date
06/02/2010
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score

5.0

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