CVE-2001-1156 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service in TYPSoft FTP by sending specific path arguments to STOR or RETR commands.
- 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-2001-1156?
CVE-2001-1156 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TYPSoft FTP 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a "../../*" argument to (1) STOR or (2) RETR.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Typsoft Typsoft Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1156 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-2001-1156 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1156 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmf5-58v8-mjpf.