A use-after-free issue could be triggered remotely in the SFTP component of PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729. This issue could be triggered prior to authentication. The PSFTPd server did not automatically restart, which enabled attackers to perform a very effective DoS attack against this service. By sending a crafted SSH identification / version string to the server, a NULL pointer dereference could be caused, apparently because of a race condition in the window message handling, performing the cleanup for invalid connections. This incorrect cleanup code has a use-after-free.
References
Link | Resource |
---|---|
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-006-psftpd/ | Third Party Advisory |
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144972/PSFTPd-Windows-FTP-Server-10.0.4-Build-729-Use-After-Free-Log-Injection.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43144/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541518/100/0/threaded |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-11-15 08:29
Updated : 2018-10-09 13:01
NVD link : CVE-2017-15271
Mitre link : CVE-2017-15271
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
Products Affected
psftp
- psftpd