CVE-2008-4500 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted STOU command in Serv-U FTP server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4500?
CVE-2008-4500 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted stou command, probably related to MS-DOS device names, as demonstrated using "con:1".
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4500?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Solarwinds Serv-U File Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4500 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-2008-4500 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4500 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9rx-hxqh-x686.