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Family: FTP --> Category: mixed

wu-ftpd ls -W memory exhaustion Vulnerability Scan


Vulnerability Scan Summary
send ls -w 1000000 -C to the remote FTP server

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test

The FTP server does not filter arguments to the ls command.
It is possible to consume all available memory on the machine
by sending
ls "-w 1000000 -C"
See http://www.guninski.com/binls.html

Solution : Contact your vendor for a fix
Threat Level: High

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