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FTP Windows 98 MS/DOS device names DOS
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
17 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
It was possible to freeze or reboot Windows by reading a MS/DOS device through FTP, using a file name like CON\CON, AUX.htm or AUX.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade your system or use a FTP server that filters those names out.