CVE-2004-0298 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service in CesarFTP by sending a long RETR parameter.
- 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-2004-0298?
CVE-2004-0298 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
CesarFTP 0.99e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long RETR parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aclogic Cesarftp.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0298 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-2004-0298 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0298 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7g28-9q87-f5g3.