CVE-2004-2259 vsftpd before 1.2.2, when under heavy load, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIGCHLD signal during a malloc or free call, which is not re-entrant.
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 2.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
vsftpd before 1.2.2, when under heavy load, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIGCHLD signal during a malloc or free call, which is not re-entrant.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| beasts vsftpd | = 1.2.0 | No fix listed |
| beasts vsftpd | = 1.2.1 | No fix listed |
| debian/vsftpd(Debian:12) | < 2.0.1-1 | 2.0.1-1 |
| debian/vsftpd(Debian:13) | < 2.0.1-1 | 2.0.1-1 |
| debian/vsftpd(Debian:14) | < 2.0.1-1 | 2.0.1-1 |
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- RHBA-2004-164 patch vendor-advisory
- 11680 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 11736 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 6306 patch vdb-entry
- 10394 vdb-entry
- vsftpd-connection-dos(16222) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11049 signature vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2004-2259 vendor-advisory