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[SA38632] FileApp FTP Request Processing Denial of Service

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Feb 22 2010 - 22:57:12 CST


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TITLE:
FileApp FTP Request Processing Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38632

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38632/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in FileApp (for iPhone / iPod
touch), which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of FTP
requests, which can be exploited to crash the application by sending
an overly-long string to port 2121/TCP.

Successful exploitation requires that the sharing feature is
enabled.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.7. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Disable the sharing feature.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ale46

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