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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-4500 EUVD-2008-4481GHSA-c9rx-hxqh-x686

Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a craft…

Published Oct 8, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted stou command, probably related to MS-DOS device names, as demonstrated using "con:1".

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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