CVE-2012-4729 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote users can crash the Wing FTP Server daemon by sending two zip commands, 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-2012-4729?
CVE-2012-4729 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wing FTP Server before 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via two zip commands.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wftpserver Wing Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4729 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-2012-4729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2025-47812 Wing FTP Server Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
- CVE-2025-47813 Wing FTP Server Information Disclosure
- CVE-2026-44403 Wing FTP Server < 8.1.3 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Session Serialization
- CVE-2020-37032 Wing FTP Server 6.3.8 - Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2019-25267 Wing FTP Server 6.0.7 - Unquoted Service Path
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qvhf-vgjm-2m52.