CVE-2018-20658 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Core FTP server daemon on 32-bit platforms by sending a crafted XRMD command.
- 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-2018-20658?
CVE-2018-20658 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The server in Core FTP 2.0 build 653 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted XRMD command.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20658?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Coreftp Core Ftp.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20658?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20658 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-2018-20658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wjj-g2fp-6r9j.