---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Star FTP Server RETR Denial of Service Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23320 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23320/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: DoS WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Star FTP Server 1.x http://secunia.com/product/12904/ DESCRIPTION: Necro has discovered a vulnerability in Star FTP Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of RETR commands. This can be exploited to crash the service via sending multiple RETR commands with an arbitrary argument. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.10. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Grant access to trusted users only. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Necro ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------