CVE-2008-4500 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Serv-U FTP Server versions 7.0.0.1 through 7.3. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted 'stou' command, likely involving MS-DOS device names like "con:1", leading to high CPU consumption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity, as it requires authentication and only results in partial availability impact. While not observed in active exploitation (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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