# CVE-2004-2259: vsftpd before 1.2.2, when under heavy load, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIGCHLD signal during a malloc or fr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-07-19 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

vsftpd before 1.2.2, when under heavy load, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIGCHLD signal during a malloc or free call, which is not re-entrant.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11049
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11680
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119136
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-164.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10394
- http://www.osvdb.org/6306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11736
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16222
- ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-1.2.2/Changelog

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