CVE-2007-1082 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

A malicious FTP server can cause a denial of service in FTP Explorer by sending a long response to a PWD command, consuming excessive CPU resources.

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-2007-1082?

CVE-2007-1082 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FTP Explorer 1.0.1 Build 047, and other versions before 1.0.1.52, allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long response to a PWD command.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1082?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ftpx Ftp Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1082?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1082 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-2007-1082 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1082 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-68r5-85v5-w3v8.

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