CVE-2008-1478 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 24 Mar 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Home FTP Server by manipulating passive mode connections, 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-2008-1478?

CVE-2008-1478 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Home FTP Server 1.4.5.89 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by opening a FTP passive mode connection, then closing the original FTP connection. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1478?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ari Pikivirta Home Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1478 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-2008-1478 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1478 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q5qx-fjp8-q344.