CVE-2014-1441 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 2 May 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Core FTP Server by sending malformed SSL authentication data, causing a 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-2014-1441?

CVE-2014-1441 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Core FTP Server 1.2 before build 515 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and crash) via an AUTH SSL command with malformed data, as demonstrated by pressing the enter key twice.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1441?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Coreftp Core Ftp.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1441?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1441 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-2014-1441 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8896-f2rw-r85c.