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CVE-2006-6565· filezilla-project / filezilla server· CWE-476

FileZilla Server < 0.9.22 - DoS via Wildcard Commands

mediumseverity
4CVSS score
71.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
99%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it

FileZilla Server versions prior to 0.9.22 are vulnerable to remote denial of service (crash) when processing wildcard arguments to LIST/NLST commands, malformed PORT commands, or other malformed commands. This leads to NULL pointer dereference that can crash the server.

Impact

Authenticated attackers can cause denial of service by sending malformed wildcard arguments in LIST/NLST commands or malformed PORT commands, triggering NULL pointer dereference that crashes the FTP server.

Fix

Update FileZilla Server to version 0.9.22 or later that properly validates command arguments and prevents NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities.

How to confirm it

Send: tcp probe to {{Hostname}}
Positive when: contains(raw, 'FileZilla') and compare_versions(version, '< 0.9.22')

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2006-6565 -u <target>

The full check
id: CVE-2006-6565

info:
  name: FileZilla Server < 0.9.22 - DoS via Wildcard Commands
  author: pussycat0x
  severity: medium
  description: |
    FileZilla Server versions prior to 0.9.22 are vulnerable to remote denial of service (crash) when processing wildcard arguments to LIST/NLST commands, malformed PORT commands, or other malformed commands. This leads to NULL pointer dereference that can crash the server.
  impact: |
    Authenticated attackers can cause denial of service by sending malformed wildcard arguments in LIST/NLST commands or malformed PORT commands, triggering NULL pointer dereference that crashes the FTP server.
  remediation: |
    Update FileZilla Server to version 0.9.22 or later that properly validates command arguments and prevents NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities.
  reference:
    - http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=470364&group_id=21558
    - http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4937
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30853
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
    cvss-score: 4
    cve-id: CVE-2006-6565
    cwe-id: CWE-476
    epss-score: 0.70588
    epss-percentile: 0.99396
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:filezilla-project:filezilla_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: filezilla-project
    product: filezilla_server
    shodan-query: product:"FileZilla"
  tags: cve,cve2006,network,ftp,filezilla,tcp,passive,vuln

tcp:
  - inputs:
      - data: 00000000
        type: hex

    host:
      - "{{Hostname}}"

    port: 21
    read-size: 1024

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - "contains(raw, 'FileZilla')"
          - "compare_versions(version, '< 0.9.22')"
        condition: and

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        group: 1
        name: version
        regex:
          - "FileZilla Server version ([0-9.]+)"

References

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