CVE-2000-0648 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 3 Aug 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local users can cause a denial of service in WFTPD by sending an RNTO command before an RNFR command.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-0648?

CVE-2000-0648 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WFTPD and WFTPD Pro 2.41 allows local users to cause a denial of service by executing the RENAME TO (RNTO) command before a RENAME FROM (RNFR) command.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0648?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Texas Imperial Software Wftpd.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0648 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-2000-0648 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0648 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-99c8-6rr7-v77j.