CVE-2003-1267 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash GuildFTPd by requesting MS-DOS device names, causing a 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-2003-1267?

CVE-2003-1267 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

GuildFTPd 0.999 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a GET request for MS-DOS device names such as lpt1.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1267?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Steve Poulsen Guildftpd.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1267?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1267 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-2003-1267 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1267 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gpx9-hc6q-7w7f.

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