CVE-2006-6241 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can crash the Telnet-FTP Server by sending consecutive RETR commands, causing a 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-2006-6241?
CVE-2006-6241 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sorin Chitu Telnet-FTP Server 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via consecutive RETR commands. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6241?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Telnet Ftp Server Telnet Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6241?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6241 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-2006-6241 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6241 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gr76-jm8f-xm6j.