CVE-2024-11144 Race Condition with LightFTP
A race condition in LightFTP allows remote anonymous users to crash the service, causing denial of service and potential data corruption.
- 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-2024-11144?
CVE-2024-11144 is a critical vulnerability in LightFTP, published on 16 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The server lacks thread safety and can be crashed by anomalous data sent by an anonymous user from a remote network. The crash causes the FTP service to become unavailable, affecting all users and processes that rely on it for file transfers. If the crash occurs during file upload or download, it could lead to incomplete file transfers, potentially corrupting data. The repeated crash might also affect the stability of the underlying system, especially if it leads to resource leaks or affects other services.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11144?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11144?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-11144 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11144 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6pgr-38pf-3863.