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Remote DoS Attack in TransSoft's Broker Ftp Server v3.5 Vulnerability


From: labs () USSRBACK COM (Ussr Labs)
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 23:44:18 -0300


Remote DoS Attack in TransSoft's Broker Ftp Server  v3.5 Vulnerability

PROBLEM

UssrLabs found a Remote DoS Attack in TransSoft's Broker Ftp Server v3.5,
the buffer overflow is caused by a long user name 2730 characters.
If TransSoft's Broker Server is running as a service the service will start
eating all memory and all computer resource CPU 100%, at the moment of no
more memory, if this happend all system is down :(

There is not much to expand on.... just a simple hole

Example:

Go to: http://www.ussrback.com/broker35/

For the source / binary of this remote / local D.O.S

Vendor Status:
Not Contacted

Vendor   Url: http://www.transsoft.com
Program Url:http://www.ftpcontrol.com/broker/index.html

Credit: USSRLABS

SOLUTION
    Nothing yet.


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