# CVE-2008-1052: Null dereference in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash the NetWin SurgeFTP administration interface by sending a large Content-Length header, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwr6-3j75-vrwj

## What is CVE-2008-1052?

CVE-2008-1052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The administration web interface in NetWin SurgeFTP 2.3a2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large integer in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference when memory allocation fails.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1052?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netwin Surgeftp.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1052?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1052 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1052 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SurgeFTP 2.3a2 - 'Content-Length' Null Pointer Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2001-1356](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1356/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3768/): Denial of service in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2013-4742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4742/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-17933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17933/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2007-3769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3769/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1052 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1052 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1052/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1052/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1052
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1052
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1052

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