CVE-2013-2278 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 1 Apr 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the War FTP Daemon or potentially execute code via log handling when running as a Windows 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-2013-2278?

CVE-2013-2278 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in War FTP Daemon (warftpd) 1.82, when running as a Windows service, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to log messages and the "internal log handler to the Windows Event log."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2278?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jgaa Warftpd.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2278 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-2013-2278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q88f-p9r4-r5gx.