CVE-2003-1205 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Authenticated remote attackers can crash the Crob FTP Server by renaming a file to the reserved MS-DOS device name 'con'.

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-2003-1205?

CVE-2003-1205 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Crob FTP Server 2.60.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by renaming a file to the "con" MS-DOS device name.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1205?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Crob Crob Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1205 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-2003-1205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gm3-q79f-82pq.

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