CVE-2004-0299 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the smallftpd server by sending an FTP request with excessive slash characters, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0299?
CVE-2004-0299 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in smallftpd 0.99 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an FTP request with a large number of "/" (slash) characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0299?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Smallftpd Smallftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0299?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0299 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-2004-0299 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0299 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vr6-cm7r-pmpq.