CVE-2004-0287 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can crash the Xlight FTP server by sending a RETR command with a long argument containing many slash characters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0287?
CVE-2004-0287 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Xlight FTP server 1.52 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a RETR command with a long argument containing a large number of / (slash) characters, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0287?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xlight Ftp Server Xlight Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0287?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0287 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-2004-0287 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0287 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vj74-5mp3-38mp.