CVE-2008-1311 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the PacketTrap TFTP server by uploading files with specific malicious names.
- 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-2008-1311?
CVE-2008-1311 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TFTP server in PacketTrap pt360 Tool Suite PRO 2.0.3901.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) by uploading a file named (1) '|' (pipe), (2) '"' (quotation mark), or (3) "<>" (less than, greater than); or (4) a file with a long name. NOTE: the issue for vector 4 might exist because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1312.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1311?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Packettrap Pt360 Tool Suite Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1311 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-2008-1311 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1311 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vp84-pv39-f5x5.