CVE-2001-0697 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the NetWin SurgeFTP server by sending a specific directory listing command, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- 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-2001-0697?
CVE-2001-0697 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 prior to 1.1h allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via an 'ls ..' command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0697?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netwin Surgeftp.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0697 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-2001-0697 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0697 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqw8-7vgj-vq9c.