Buffer overflow in Ftpdmin

CVE-2007-1580

FTPDMIN 0.96 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a LIST command for a Windows drive letter, as demonstrated using "//A:". NOTE: this has been reported as a buffer overflow by some sources, but there is not a long argument.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2007-03-21 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ftpdmin — versions 0.96

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/23049 (Exploit, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
osvdb.org/34524 (vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33091 (vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3523 (exploit)