CVE-2000-0645 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in WFTPD servers by sending specific FTP commands that write beyond file boundaries or to non-existent files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0645?
CVE-2000-0645 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WFTPD and WFTPD Pro 2.41 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by using the RESTART (REST) command and writing beyond the end of a file, or writing to a file that does not exist, via commands such as STORE UNIQUE (STOU), STORE (STOR), or APPEND (APPE).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0645?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Texas Imperial Software Wftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0645?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0645 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-2000-0645 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0645 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-24r6-29j2-hrjv.