CVE-2008-0608 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IPSwitch WS_FTP Logging Server by sending excessive large UDP packets, preventing log recording.
- 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-2008-0608?
CVE-2008-0608 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Logging Server (ftplogsrv.exe) 7.9.14.0 and earlier in IPSwitch WS_FTP 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of responsiveness) via a large number of large packets to port 5151/udp, which causes the listening socket to terminate and prevents log commands from being recorded, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3823.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0608?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipswitch Ws Ftp.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0608?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0608 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-2008-0608 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0608 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xm9h-gvgh-crf7.