CVE-2018-7449 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SEGGER FTP Server daemon by sending invalid LIST, STOR, or RETR 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-2018-7449?
CVE-2018-7449 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SEGGER FTP Server for Windows before 3.22a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an invalid LIST, STOR, or RETR command.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Segger Embos\/Ip Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7449 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-2018-7449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqxf-vw9h-g9mf.