CVE-2008-6175 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SilverSHielD SFTP server by sending a crafted argument to the opendir command, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2008-6175?
CVE-2008-6175 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SilverSHielD 1.0.2.34 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted argument to the opendir SFTP command.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6175?
It affects 1 product.
Products include K2sxs Silvershield.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6175?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6175 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-2008-6175 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6175 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5grg-gqf3-rm86.