# CVE-2003-1207: Denial of service in n/a

> Authenticated remote attackers can crash the Crob FTP Server by sending a malformed directory command with excessive dots.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 May 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmgg-cm9p-c8rw

## What is CVE-2003-1207?

CVE-2003-1207 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 3.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a dir command with a large number of "." characters followed by a "/*" string.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1207?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Crob Crob Ftp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1207?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1207 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1207 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Crob FTP Server 3.5.1 - Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-6558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6558/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2003-1205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1205/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2003-1206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1206/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-0282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0282/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-2309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2309/): Path traversal in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1207 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1207 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1207 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1207/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1207/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1207
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1207
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1207

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1207/
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