CVE-2008-5431 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Teamtek Universal FTP Server via specific CWD, LIST, or PORT commands.
- 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-2008-5431?
CVE-2008-5431 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Teamtek Universal FTP Server 1.0.44 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) a certain CWD command, (2) a long LIST command, or (3) a certain PORT command.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5431?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 5e5 Teamtek Universal Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5431 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-2008-5431 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5431 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j8gv-9x2g-gmwj.