CVE-2000-0479 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Dragon FTP server by sending a long USER command, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2000-0479?

CVE-2000-0479 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dragon FTP server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long USER command.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0479?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Shadow Op Software Dragon Server.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2000-0479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hc82-7mvf-f3c5.

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