Denial of Service in Serv-U FTP Server by Authenticated Users
CVE-2008-4500
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
Solarwinds
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 9 October 2008
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 10%
What is CVE-2008-4500?
The Serv-U FTP Server is prone to a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to trigger excessive CPU consumption. This is achieved by sending a specially crafted STOR command, which exploits the handling of MS-DOS device names, notably through the identifier 'con:1'. Successful exploitation may lead to degradation of service and impact availability. Organizations using affected versions should promptly assess their security posture and apply necessary mitigations.
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.