CVE-2000-0871 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in EFTP by sending a string without a newline and disconnecting.

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-2000-0871?

CVE-2000-0871 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in EFTP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a string that does not contain a newline, then disconnecting from the server.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0871?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Khamil Landross and Zack Jones Eftp.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0871?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0871 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-2000-0871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gg4h-2f4h-wg43.

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