CVE-2008-5626 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 17 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Authenticated remote attackers can crash XM Easy Personal FTP Server by sending a crafted NLST command argument.

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-2008-5626?

CVE-2008-5626 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a crafted argument to the NLST command, as demonstrated by a -1 argument.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5626?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dxmsoft Xm Easy Personal Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5626?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5626 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-2008-5626 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5626 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules and 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q855-r9x6-prhq.