CVE-2009-1668 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by sending an ABOR command without an active file transfer.
- 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-2009-1668?
CVE-2009-1668 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TYPSoft FTP Server 1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending an ABOR (abort) command without an active file transfer.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1668?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Typsoft Typsoft Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1668 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-2009-1668 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1668 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w2v-jh6q-6h3g.