CVE-2007-5962

vsftpd 2.0.5 - 'CWD' (Authenticated) Remote Memory Consumption

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Memory leak in a certain Red Hat patch, applied to vsftpd 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Fedora 6 through 8, and on Foresight Linux and rPath appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of CWD commands, as demonstrated by an attack on a daemon with the deny_file configuration option.

Filtrado de memoria en cierto parche de Red Hat, aplicado a vsftpd 2.0.5 vsftpd 2.0.5 sobre Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, Fedora 6 a la 8, Foresight Linux y aplicaciones rPath, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (Consumo de memoria) a través una un gran número de comandos CWD, como se ha demostrado mediante un ataque al demonio con la opción de configuración deny_file.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.1

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-11-14 CVE Reserved
2008-05-21 First Exploit
2008-05-22 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (22)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/30341	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30354	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020079	Vdb Entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0185	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/10	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/12	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/8	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493167/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1600	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42593	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8850	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5814	2024-08-07
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31818	2008-05-21
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31819	2008-05-21
https://github.com/antogit-sys/CVE-2007-5962	2023-05-25
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29322	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0295.html	2023-02-13

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397011	2008-05-21
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00681.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00691.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00699.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5962	2008-05-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0"	-	Affected	in	Foresight Linux Search vendor "Foresight Linux"	Appliances Search vendor "Foresight Linux" for product "Appliances"	*	-	Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0"	-	Affected	in	Rpath Search vendor "Rpath"	Appliance Platform Agent Search vendor "Rpath" for product "Appliance Platform Agent"	*	-	Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Fedora Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora"	6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora" and version "6"	-	Affected	in	Foresight Linux Search vendor "Foresight Linux"	Appliances Search vendor "Foresight Linux" for product "Appliances"	*	-	Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Fedora Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora"	6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora" and version "6"	-	Affected	in	Rpath Search vendor "Rpath"	Appliance Platform Agent Search vendor "Rpath" for product "Appliance Platform Agent"	*	-	Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Fedora Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora"	7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora" and version "7"	-	Affected	in	Foresight Linux Search vendor "Foresight Linux"	Appliances Search vendor "Foresight Linux" for product "Appliances"	*	-	Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Fedora Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora"	7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora" and version "7"	-	Affected	in	Rpath Search vendor "Rpath"	Appliance Platform Agent Search vendor "Rpath" for product "Appliance Platform Agent"	*	-	Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Fedora Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora"	8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora" and version "8"	-	Affected	in	Foresight Linux Search vendor "Foresight Linux"	Appliances Search vendor "Foresight Linux" for product "Appliances"	*	-	Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Fedora Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora"	8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora" and version "8"	-	Affected	in	Rpath Search vendor "Rpath"	Appliance Platform Agent Search vendor "Rpath" for product "Appliance Platform Agent"	*	-	Affected