CVE-2004-1642 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can crash WFTPD Pro Server by sending long MLIST commands, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2004-1642?
CVE-2004-1642 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WFTPD Pro Server 3.21 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a series of long MLIST commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1642?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Texas Imperial Software Wftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1642?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1642 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-2004-1642 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1642 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p98c-hcw6-4j4f.