CVE-2001-0688 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Broker FTP Server versions 5.9.5.0 and earlier. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by repeatedly sending malformed CD or CWD commands, specifically "CD . .", causing the server to become unresponsive. This vulnerability carries a medium severity CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry for a related buffer overflow in earlier versions suggests similar attack vectors might exist. Community discussion and media coverage are absent, which is typical for older, less critical vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0_build_1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:transsoft:broker_ftp_server:3.0_build_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:transsoft:broker_ftp_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.7.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:transsoft:broker_ftp_server:4.7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:transsoft:broker_ftp_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:transsoft:broker_ftp_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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