CVE-2024-5052 Resource consumption vulnerability in Cerberus FTP Enterprise
Attackers can cause denial of service in Cerberus FTP Enterprise by sending numerous incomplete HTTP requests to the web administration interface.
- 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-2024-5052?
CVE-2024-5052 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cerberus FTP Enterprise, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability for Cerberus Enterprise 8.0.10.3 web administration. The vulnerability exists when the web server, default port 10001, attempts to process a large number of incomplete HTTP requests.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5052?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5052?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5052 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-2024-5052 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5052 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wr6q-54pc-3f46.