CVE-2018-0541 Memory corruption in Tiny FTP Daemon

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in Tiny FTP Daemon allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

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-2018-0541?

CVE-2018-0541 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Hisayuki Nomura Tiny FTP Daemon, published on 22 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Tiny FTP Daemon Ver0.52d allows an attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0541?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tinyftp Project Tinyftp.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-0541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-77mc-88cx-8g8x.

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