Resource management error in Pure-FTPd - CVE-2004-0656
Published: February 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25652
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2004-0656
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PureFTPd.org
Affected software:
Pure-FTPd
Pure-FTPd
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of limits for number of concurrent connections in accept_client() function. A remote attacker can exceed the maximum number of connections and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2004-0656
Install updates from vendor's website.