CVE-2008-5105 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 17 Nov 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash or hang the KarjaSoft Sami FTP Server by sending specific FTP 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-2008-5105?

CVE-2008-5105 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

KarjaSoft Sami FTP Server 2.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via certain (1) APPE, (2) CWD, (3) DELE, (4) MKD, (5) RMD, (6) RETR, (7) RNFR, (8) RNTO, (9) SIZE, and (10) STOR commands.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5105?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Karjasoft Sami Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5105?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5105 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-2008-5105 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5105 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pmrg-cp69-mxq2.