CVE-2004-2074 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the Dream FTP server by sending malicious format string specifiers in PASS or RETR commands.
- 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-2004-2074?
CVE-2004-2074 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in Dream FTP 1.02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in the (1) PASS or (2) RETR commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2074?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bolintech Dream Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2074?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2074 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-2004-2074 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2074 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qh7-hqp3-w27g.