CVE-2005-0850 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the FileZilla FTP server by requesting filenames containing MS-DOS device names.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0850?
CVE-2005-0850 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FileZilla FTP server before 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a request for a filename containing an MS-DOS device name such as CON, NUL, COM1, LPT1, and others.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0850?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Filezilla-Project Filezilla Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0850 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-2005-0850 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0850 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5g3-gp7m-r7r9.