CVE-2005-2238 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 12 Jul 2005 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Authenticated remote users can exhaust ephemeral ports and memory in IBM AIX FTP, causing 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-2005-2238?

CVE-2005-2238 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 12 Jul 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ftpd in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (port exhaustion and memory consumption) by using all ephemeral ports.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2238?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Aix.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2238 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-2005-2238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Aix vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7x9m-x8x2-59rx.