CVE-2005-2239 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the oftpd FTP server by sending a USER command with excessive null characters, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2005-2239?
CVE-2005-2239 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
oftpd 0.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a USER command with a large number of null (\0) characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oftpd Oftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2239 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-2005-2239 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2239 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3c67-g3rm-28pr.