CVE-2017-18045 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service or gain access in DirectAdmin when email FTP password change is enabled.
- 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-2017-18045?
CVE-2017-18045 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
JBMC DirectAdmin before 1.52, when the email_ftp_password_change setting is nonzero, allows remote attackers to obtain access or cause a denial of service (segfault) via an unspecified request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18045?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Directadmin Directadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18045?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18045 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-2017-18045 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18045 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52fc-6vc5-87gh.