CVE-2008-6829 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 8 Jun 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash VicFTPS server by sending a malformed LIST command, causing 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-2008-6829?

CVE-2008-6829 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VicFTPS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a LIST command that starts with a "/\/" (forward slash, backward slash, forward slash). NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-2031.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6829?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vicftps Vicftps.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6829 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-2008-6829 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6829 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-48p8-rpvf-qgx2.