CVE-2007-1580 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the FTPDMIN server by sending a specific LIST command, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2007-1580?
CVE-2007-1580 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FTPDMIN 0.96 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a LIST command for a Windows drive letter, as demonstrated using "//A:". NOTE: this has been reported as a buffer overflow by some sources, but there is not a long argument.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ftpdmin Ftpdmin.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1580?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1580 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-2007-1580 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1580 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9rw-x694-c96c.