CVE-2004-1643 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion in WS_FTP via a malformed CD command with path traversal sequences.
- 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-2004-1643?
CVE-2004-1643 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
WS_FTP 5.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a CD command that contains an invalid path with a "../" sequence.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1643?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Ws Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1643?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1643 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-2004-1643 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1643 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-40044 Progress WS_FTP Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-42657 WS_FTP Server Directory Traversal
- CVE-2023-42659 WS_FTP Server Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2008-0590 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2023-40045 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mh2v-8qg2-rvr3.