Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU111719

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Pure-FTPd - CVE-2020-35359

Published: December 26, 2020 / Updated: June 21, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111719

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35359

CWE-ID: CWE-770

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Pure-FTPd

Software vendor:
PureFTPd.org

Description

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

Pure-FTPd 1.0.48 allows remote attackers to prevent legitimate server use by making enough connections to exceed the connection limit.

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