Remote D.o.S Attack in G6 FTP Server v2.0 (beta 4/5) Vulnerability

From: Ussr Labs (labsat_private)
Date: Tue Nov 16 1999 - 22:22:09 PST

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    Remote D.o.S Attack in G6 FTP Server v2.0 (beta 4/5) Vulnerability
    
    PROBLEM
    
    UssrLabs found a Local/Remote DoS Attack in G6 FTP Server v2.0 (beta 4/5),
    the buffer overflow is caused by a long user name,  2000 characters.
    the G6FTP start to do infinites loops in the main program,and start eating
    all memory and all computer resource CPU 100%, at the moment of no more
    memory, if this happend ALL System is down :(
    
    Example:
    [gimmemore@itsme]$ telnet example.com 21
    Trying example.com...
    Connected to example.com.
    Escape character is '^]'.
    220-G6 FTP Server v2.0 (beta 5) ready ...
    USER {buffer)
    
    Binary/Source for this D.O.S:
    
    http://www.ussrback.com/g6ftp/
    
    
    Where buffer is 2000 characters.
    
    Vendor Status:
    Not Contacted
    
    Vendor   Url:  http://www.gene6.com/
    Program Url: http://www.gene6.com/g6ftpd/download.html
    
    Credit: USSRLABS
    
    SOLUTION
        Nothing yet.
    
    u n d e r g r o u n d  s e c u r i t y  s y s t e m s  r e s e a r c h
    http://WWW.USSRBACK.COM
    



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