CVE-2001-0696 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the NetWin SurgeFTP server by sending a CD command to a directory with an MS-DOS device name.

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-2001-0696?

CVE-2001-0696 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NetWin SurgeFTP 2.0a and 1.0b allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via a CD command to a directory with an MS-DOS device name such as con.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0696?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netwin Surgeftp.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0696 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-2001-0696 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hg3w-82wv-hh9m.