CVE-2018-16231 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Personal FTP Server daemon by sending a specific sequence of FTP commands, 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-2018-16231?
CVE-2018-16231 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFTP) through 8.4f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an unspecified sequence of FTP commands.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16231?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Michael-Roth-Software Pftp.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16231 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-2018-16231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45v3-9cr7-qf7v.