What is the severity of CVE-2004-1643?

CVE-2004-1643 has a medium severity rating due to its ability to cause denial of service by exhausting CPU resources.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1643?

To fix CVE-2004-1643, upgrade to a patched version of Ipswitch WS FTP Server that resolves this vulnerability.

What systems are affected by CVE-2004-1643?

CVE-2004-1643 specifically affects Ipswitch WS FTP Server version 5.0.2.

What kind of attack does CVE-2004-1643 mitigate against?

CVE-2004-1643 mitigates against denial of service attacks resulting from specific invalid path commands.

Who can exploit CVE-2004-1643?

Remote authenticated users can exploit CVE-2004-1643 by sending CD commands with invalid paths to the vulnerable FTP server.

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CVE-2004-1643

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

29/8/2004

20/2/2005

8/8/2024

CVE-2004-1643

First published: Sun Aug 29 2004(Updated: )

WS_FTP 5.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a CD command that contains an invalid path with a "../" sequence.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Ipswitch WS FTP Server	=5.0.2
Ipswitch WS FTP Server	=5.0.2

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1643?
CVE-2004-1643 has a medium severity rating due to its ability to cause denial of service by exhausting CPU resources.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1643?
To fix CVE-2004-1643, upgrade to a patched version of Ipswitch WS FTP Server that resolves this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2004-1643?
CVE-2004-1643 specifically affects Ipswitch WS FTP Server version 5.0.2.
What kind of attack does CVE-2004-1643 mitigate against?
CVE-2004-1643 mitigates against denial of service attacks resulting from specific invalid path commands.
Who can exploit CVE-2004-1643?
Remote authenticated users can exploit CVE-2004-1643 by sending CD commands with invalid paths to the vulnerable FTP server.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1643?
CVE-2004-1643 has a medium severity rating due to its ability to cause denial of service by exhausting CPU resources.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1643?
To fix CVE-2004-1643, upgrade to a patched version of Ipswitch WS FTP Server that resolves this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2004-1643?
CVE-2004-1643 specifically affects Ipswitch WS FTP Server version 5.0.2.
What kind of attack does CVE-2004-1643 mitigate against?
CVE-2004-1643 mitigates against denial of service attacks resulting from specific invalid path commands.
Who can exploit CVE-2004-1643?
Remote authenticated users can exploit CVE-2004-1643 by sending CD commands with invalid paths to the vulnerable FTP server.