Passive FTP forwarding through NSX Edge fails after upgrade to NSX-V 6.3.4
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Passive FTP forwarding through NSX Edge fails after upgrade to NSX-V 6.3.4

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Article ID: 319139

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Products

VMware NSX for vSphere

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
After upgrading an NSX-V Edge from 6.3.4, passive FTP traffic forwarded through an Edge fails.

Environment

VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.x
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4.x

Cause

This issue occurs due to the security patch for the FTP Bounce Attack. For more information, see the Wiki page for FTP Bounce Attack.

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Resolution

This is a known issue affecting VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.x and 6.4.x.

Currently, there is no resolution.

Workaround:
To work around this issue, contact Broadcom Support and quote this Knowledge Base article ID (319139) in the problem description.