CVE-2005-3294 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Typsoft FTP Server by sending multiple RETR commands when Sub Directory Include is enabled.

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-2005-3294?

CVE-2005-3294 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Typsoft FTP Server 1.11, with "Sub Directory Include" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending multiple RETR commands. NOTE: it was later reported that 1.10 is also affected.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3294?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Typsoft Typsoft Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3294 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-2005-3294 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3294 exists.

Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gr3q-wjwp-679q.

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