CVE-2008-4500

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-10-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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".

Affected products

SolarWinds Serv-U File Server: 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4, 7.1.0.0, 7.1.0.1 (+6)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32150
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4377
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31556
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2746
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45652
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6660
http://secunia.com/advisories/32150
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4377
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31556
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2746
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45652
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6660

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