Cerberus FTP Enterprise 8.0.10.3 Web Server resource consumption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cerberus FTP Enterprise 8.0.10.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web Server. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-5052. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cerberus FTP Enterprise 8.0.10.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability for Cerberus Enterprise 8.0.10.3 web administration. The vulnerability exists when the web server, default port 10001, attempts to process a large number of incomplete HTTP requests.

The weakness was presented by Rafael Pedrero. The advisory is shared at incibe.es. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-5052 since 05/17/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Cerberus

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• FTP Enterprise

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• 8.0.10.3

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