CVE-2005-4882 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 20 Nov 2009 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Tftpd32 daemon by sending a TFTP read request with an excessively long filename.

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-2005-4882?

CVE-2005-4882 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

tftpd in Philippe Jounin Tftpd32 2.74 and earlier, as used in Wyse Simple Imager (WSI) and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename in a TFTP read (aka RRQ or get) request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-2226.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4882?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Philippe Jounin Tftpd32.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4882?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4882 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-2005-4882 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-35x5-8hjg-m53r.