CVE-2004-2081 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the Sami FTP Server by sending specific CD or GET commands, 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-2004-2081?
CVE-2004-2081 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
The samiftp.dll library in Sami FTP Server 1.1.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (pmsystem.exe crash) by issuing (1) a CD command with a tilde (~) character or dot dot (/../) or (2) a GET command for an unavailable file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Karjasoft Sami Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2081 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-2004-2081 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2081 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9544-jc8j-h37w.