Description
Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger 100% CPU consumption by sending long server responses. Attackers can send specially crafted FTP server responses exceeding 2K bytes to cause excessive resource utilization and potentially crash the application.
Problem types
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Product status
Credits
LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
References
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50696 (ExploitDB-50696)
www.fetchsoftworks.com (Fetch Softworks Product Homepage)
www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5696.php (Zero Science Lab Disclosure (ZSL-2022-5696))
www.vulncheck.com/...emote-cpu-consumption-denial-of-service (VulnCheck Advisory: Fetch Softworks Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 Remote CPU Consumption Denial of Service)
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