CVE-2003-1206 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Crob FTP Server by sending format string sequences in login or commands, causing denial of service.

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-2003-1206?

CVE-2003-1206 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Format string vulnerability in Crob FTP Server 2.60.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via "%s" or "%n" sequences in (1) the username during login, or other FTP commands such as (2) dir.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1206?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Crob Crob Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1206 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-2003-1206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fqfj-7h7r-fmwr.

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