ID:5792 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in BearFTP - CVE-2020-8416

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:5792 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in BearFTP - CVE-2020-8416

ID:5792 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in BearFTP - CVE-2020-8416

Published: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24919
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8416
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
BearFTP

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing a large volume of connections to the PASV mode port. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.