CVE-2000-0875 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 7 May 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash WFTPD servers by sending long strings of unprintable characters, causing service disruption.

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-2000-0875?

CVE-2000-0875 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WFTPD and WFTPD Pro 2.41 RC12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a long string of unprintable characters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0875?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Texas Imperial Software Wftpd, Texas Imperial Software Wftpd Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0875 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-2000-0875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x8pf-r3xx-5739.