Bug ID 2008633: Active mode FTP using port 0 for data-channel connections

Last Modified: Aug 06, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1, 17.1.2.2

Opened: Aug 05, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

- Infrequent FTP data-channel failure. - Control-channel is terminated with ABOR due to data-channel failure.

Impact

Failed FTP data connection.

Conditions

- FTP profile configured with data-port 0 (any). - Active mode FTP. - Server using privileged port(s) (<1024).

Workaround

If the server uses a known privileged port (e.g., 20), set this as the data-port in the FTP profile. Alternatively, configure the server to use non-privileged port (>= 1024).

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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