CVE-2004-0252 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by sending an empty username to the FTP server.

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-2004-0252?

CVE-2004-0252 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TYPSoft FTP Server 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an empty USER name.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0252?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Typsoft Typsoft Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0252 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-2004-0252 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5r64-7xgq-qr72.

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