CVE-2004-0255 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Xlight FTP server by sending a long path, causing a denial of service when the administrator views the log.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0255?
CVE-2004-0255 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a long directory consisting of . (dot) and / (slash) characters, which causes the server to crash when the administrator views the log file, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0255?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xlight Ftp Server Xlight Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0255 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-2004-0255 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0255 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgq5-97jj-jmcq.