CVE-2005-2993 Denial of service in n/a

Low 1.7 Published 20 Sep 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in the FTP Daemon on HP Tru64 UNIX and HP-UX systems.

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-2005-2993?

CVE-2005-2993 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 20 Sep 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP Daemon (ftpd) for HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8 and other versions up to HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3, and HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, and B.11.23, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (hang).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2993?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux, Hp Tru64.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2993?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2993 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-2005-2993 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2993 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Hp Hp-Ux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ppmq-4xqj-3623.