{"id":86661,"date":"2026-03-11T12:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:07:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-44653-dos-vulnerability-in-h3c-gr2200-minigr1a0v100r016-due-to-userlimit-global-option-misconfiguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44653-dos-vulnerability-in-h3c-gr2200-minigr1a0v100r016-due-to-userlimit-global-option-misconfiguration\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44653: DoS Vulnerability in H3C GR2200 MiniGR1A0V100R016 Due to USERLIMIT_GLOBAL Option Misconfiguration<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report provides a detailed analysis of a serious Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-44653, found in H3C GR2200 MiniGR1A0V100R016. This vulnerability can be exploited when the USERLIMIT_GLOBAL option is set to 0, enabling unlimited user connections and thus potentially leading to DoS attacks. This vulnerability poses a threat to any organization using the affected software, as it could lead to system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44653<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2782534666\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>H3C GR2200 | MiniGR1A0V100R016<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the \/etc\/bftpd.conf file, specifically in the USERLIMIT_GLOBAL option. When this option is set to 0, there are no restrictions on the number of users that can connect to the system. An attacker can exploit this by initiating an overwhelming number of connections, eventually leading to a denial of service attack. The system will struggle to handle the load, and this may also result in system compromises and potential data leaks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1768441940\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A conceptual illustration of the vulnerability exploitation could be a shell script that initiates an excessive number of connections to the affected system. This could look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#!\/bin\/bash\nwhile true\ndo\nnetcat target.example.com 21 &amp;\ndone<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This script will continuously initiate connections to the FTP service of the target system, potentially causing a denial of service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users should apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it becomes available. Until then, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation, set to limit the number of connections from a single IP address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report provides a detailed analysis of a serious Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-44653, found in H3C GR2200 MiniGR1A0V100R016. This vulnerability can be exploited when the USERLIMIT_GLOBAL option is set to 0, enabling unlimited user connections and thus potentially leading to DoS attacks. 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