Vsftpd.Heavy.Load.Handling.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a Denial-Of-Service vulnerability in vsftpd.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a large number of incoming TCP connections. It allows a remote attacker to cause a race condition error on a targeted FTP server.
Affected Products
Vsftpd Vsftpd 1.2.1
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version of vsftpd (1.2.2 or later):
http://vsftpd.beasts.org/
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |