CVE-2008-4136 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Personal FTP Server by sending multiple RETR commands, 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-2008-4136?
CVE-2008-4136 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFT) 6.0f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via multiple RETR commands, possibly involving long filenames.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4136?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Michael Roth Software Pftp.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4136 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-2008-4136 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4136 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9v9-73jv-cgg5.