CVE-2020-8815 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in BearFTP by sending a large volume of small packets, exploiting improper connection handling.
- 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-2020-8815?
CVE-2020-8815 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper connection handling in the base connection handler in IKTeam BearFTP before v0.3.1 allows a remote attacker to achieve denial of service via a Slowloris approach by sending a large volume of small packets.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8815?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iktm Bearftp.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8815?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8815 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-2020-8815 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8815 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmgv-89j7-83pm.