Denial of service - CVE-2016-6416
Published: September 29, 2016 / Updated: September 29, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU681
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-2016-6416
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause denial of service on the target system.
The weakness is caused by improper throttle of FTP connections. By sending a flood of FTP traffic attacker can cause the affected service to deny.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
The weakness is caused by improper throttle of FTP connections. By sending a flood of FTP traffic attacker can cause the affected service to deny.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6416
Workarounds resolving the vulnerability are not available.