CVE-2008-4500

Serv U File Server vulnerability

CVSS

4.0

EPSS

10.3%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

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".

Affected vendor

Solarwinds

Affected product

Serv U File Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Published

2008-10-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Solarwinds Serv U File Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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